שֶׁקֶל
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. sheqel, the name of Israel's currency unit since 24 February 1980.
2. shekel, unit of weight used throughout the Fertile Crescent, especially in commercial transactions (corresponds to 11.33 grams in the Judean system of measurement of the 8-6th centuries BCE). (historical)
3. a currency unit in the monetary system used in the Levant region around the beginning of the Common Era. (historical)
Pronunciation
shékel
Examples15
אֵין עליי אֲפִלּוּ שֶׁקֶל.
I don't have a dime on me.
אֲנִי צָרִיךְ 100 שֶׁקֶל.
I need 100 shekels.
אֵין לִי שֶׁקֶל עליי.
I don't have a dime on me.
יֵשׁ לך שֶׁקֶל?
Do you have a shekel?
בא כוח הַהֲגָנָה הִשִּׂיג עִסְקַת טִעוּן בסָךְ חֲמִשָּׁה מִילְיוֹן שְׁקָלִים.
The defence attorney achieved a plea deal of ILS 5 million.
לועגים לתּוֹם עַל עֹדֶף הַמִּשֶּׁקֶל שֶׁלּוֹ.
Tom gets teased about being overweight.