shekel

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the basic unit of money in Israel

   The account listed the debt in shekels.

From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), from שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”), from Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum).

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