US /ˈʃɛkəl/
noun Freq #61888

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the basic unit of money in Israel

    The account listed the debt in shekels.

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Forms shekels
Related forms agorailsnis

Etymology

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

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