shekel

English
WOTD – 22 November 2006

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃekəl/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛkəl
  • Hyphenation: shek‧el

Noun

shekel (plural shekels or shekalim)

  1. A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
  2. (slang, often antisemitic) money, especially that purportedly owned or distributed as bribes by Jewish elites.
  3. An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina.

Derived terms

Translations
sheqel — see sheqel

See also

French

Etymology

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

Noun

shekel m (plural shekels)

  1. shekel (unit of currency)

Portuguese

Noun

shekel m (plural shekels)

  1. sheqel (currency unit in Israel)
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