שֶׁ֫קֶל
she.qelNoun (Masculine)H8255
shekel
From: from H8254 (שָׁקַל);
Short Definition
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
Full Lexicon Entry
- 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 timesAppears 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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