1. shekel (unit of weight/currency) — A standard unit of weight (approx. 11.4 g) used for measuring precious metals and as the primary monetary denomination in ancient Israel; all 88 occurrences denote this single concrete measure whether used absolutely, in construct, or with prepositions. 88×
AR["شاقِلاً","شَاقِلًا","شَاقِلٍ","شَاقِلَ","شَاقِلِ","شَواقِلَ","شَوَاقِلَ"]·ben["শেকল","শেকেল","শেকেল;","শেকেল।","শেকেলে"]·DE["Schekel"]·EN["shekel","shekels"]·FR["sicle","sicles"]·heb["שקל","שקלים"]·HI["शेकेल"]·ID["syikal"]·IT["shekels","sicli","siclo"]·jav["sekel","sekel.","syekel","syikal","syékel"]·KO["세겔","세겔들로","세겔을","세겼"]·PT["sheqalim","sheqel","siclo","siclos"]·RU["сиклей","шекелей","шекеля"]·ES["siclo","siclos","siclos-de"]·SW["shekeli"]·TR["şekel","şekel-"]·urd["شیقل","شیقلوں","مثقال","مشقال"]
Exod 21:32, Exod 38:24, Exod 38:25, Exod 38:29, Lev 5:15, Lev 27:3, Lev 27:4, Lev 27:5, Lev 27:5, Lev 27:6, Lev 27:6, Lev 27:7 (+38 more)
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
שֶׁ֫קֶל87 n.m. Lv 27:6 a weight, shekel (orig. = weight; late Heb. = coin GACooke Inscr.356);—abs. שׁ׳ Am 8:5 +, שָׁ֑קֶל Ex 38:29 +; pl. שְׁקָלִים Jos 7:21 +; cstr. שִׁקְלֵי 1 Ch 21:25;—shekel, as standard weight Am 8:5; of weight of bronze armour 1 S 17:5, iron spear-head v 7, + 2 S 21:16b (v. מִשְׁקָל), hair 2 S 14:26, food Ez 4:10; implying value, of wedge of gold Jos 7:21 (JE); of nails in…