shekel
shek·el
shekel · shekels · shekel
шекель
шекель, сикль
Schekel, Sekel
A currency unit of both ancient and modern IsraelA currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
/ˈʃɛkəl/
» Do you have a shekel?
У тебя есть шекель?
Meaning
3 sensesA currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
Schekel
ше́кельšékelʹ
ше́кельšékelʹ
the basic unit of money in Israel
(slang)Money.
(historical)An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina.
Schekel, Sekel
сикльsiklʹ
Examples
3 sentencesDo you have a shekel?
ruУ тебя есть шекель?
The symbol used for the Israeli Shekel is "₪".
If you want to go to Israel, you need many shekels. Water costs only 0.50 ₪.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
currency unit in Israel:
Русский
By meaning 2
currency unit in Israel:
ancient unit of weight:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
currency unit in Israel:
ancient unit of weight:
Origin
From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), from שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”), from Akkadian 𒂅From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), from שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”), from Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum).
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Forms
plural: shekels / shekel / shekalimWord family
3 related wordsRelatedagora
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular