Original: שֶׁקֶל

Transliteration: sheqel

Phonetic: sheh'-kel

Short Definition: Shekel

Original: שׁקל

Transliteration: sheqel

Phonetic: sheh'-kel

BDB Definition:

1. shekel
   1. the chief unit of weight or measure
      1. silver - 1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains
      2. copper - 1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains

Origin: from H8254

TWOT entry: 2454a

Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

Cognate: H4946, H4948, H4949, H8254, H8256