shekel
Also sheq·el . a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Israel equal to 100 agorot: replaced the pound in 1980.
an ancient, originally Babylonian, unit of weight, of varying value, taken as equal to the fiftieth or the sixtieth part of a mina or to about a quarter to half an ounce.
a coin of this weight, especially the chief silver coin of the ancient Hebrews.
shekels, Slang. money; cash.
Origin of shekel
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How to use shekel in a sentence
Starting this year, Israel will spend 16 million shekels ($4.6 million) to cover abortions for approximately 6,300 women.
U.S. Pro-Life Groups Bite Their Tongues as Israel Expands Abortion Coverage | Jonathan Krohn | January 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIsraeli production companies estimate a loss of hundreds of thousands of shekels over the location change.
Former Director of Shin Bet Warns of Another Yigal Amir in the Making | Orly Halpern | September 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAmeira still had to pay 25,000 shekels ($7,000) to hire a bulldozer and trucks to transport the rubble….
People at other Israeli crossings must declare holding over 100,000 shekels.
Steinitz vows to provide 50 million shekels ($13 million) to the center in its first year as a university.
If a poor man has struck the strength of a poor man, he shall pay ten shekels of silver.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World | Hammurabi, King of BabylonIf he (the patient) be the son of a poor man, he shall take five shekels of silver.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World | Hammurabi, King of BabylonIf a boatman has navigated a ship of sixty gur for a man, he shall give him two shekels of silver for his fee.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World | Hammurabi, King of BabylonIf a man has stolen a watering machine from the meadow, he shall give five shekels of silver to the owner of the watering machine.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World | Hammurabi, King of BabylonIf he has stolen a watering bucket or a harrow, he shall pay three shekels of silver.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World | Hammurabi, King of Babylon
British Dictionary definitions for shekel
sheqel
/ (ˈʃɛkəl) /
the standard monetary unit of modern Israel, divided into 100 agorot
any of several former coins and units of weight of the Near East
(often plural) informal any coin or money
Origin of shekel
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