שקל חדש

Hebrew

Etymology

A noun-adjective phrase of שֶׁקֶל‎ (“sheqel”) and חָדָשׁ‎ (“new”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛkɛl χaˈdaʃ/

Noun

שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ • (shékel khadásh) m (plural indefinite שְׁקָלִים חָדָשִׁים‎, singular construct שקל־‎)

new sheqel, ILS, NIS, the official designation of the Israeli currency since 1 January 1986 (in order to distinguish it from the abolished 1980-1985 sheqel).

See also

ש״ח‎
₪

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