SHEKEL

Shekel

Shekel, is any of several ancient units of weight or of currency. The first usage is from Mesopotamia around 3000 BCE. Initially, it may have referred to a weight of barley. This shekel was about 180 grains .

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shekel

Noun

  1. A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
  2. money.
  3. An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina.


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