שֶׁ֫קֶל

she.qelNoun (Masculine)H8255

shekel

From: from H8254 (שָׁקַל);

Short Definition

probably a weight; used as a commercial standard

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. shekel 1a) the chief unit of weight or measure 1a1) gold-1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains 1a2) silver-1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains 1a3) copper-1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains Aramaic equivalent: te.qel (*תְּקֵל *"shekel" H8625B)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

53 times

Appears 53 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
18
Exodus
8
Leviticus
8
2 Kings
4
1 Samuel
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 21:25
  • 2 Samuel 24:24
  • Ezk 4:10
  • Leviticus 27:7
  • Numbers 7:19

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