shekel C2 Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈʃɛkəl/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like shackle /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Freq #61888 Meanings 1 noun the basic unit of money in Israel The account listed the debt in shekels. Thesaurus Word family Forms shekels Related forms agorailsnis Etymology From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), from שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”), from Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum). Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # shekel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈʃɛkəl/ **Frequency rank:** 61888 ## Meanings 1. the basic unit of money in Israel ## Examples - The account listed the debt in shekels. ## Related Forms - agora - ils - nis ## Etymology From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), from שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”), from Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum). ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown