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English
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Alternative spellings
shekel

Etymology
From Hebr. שקל sheqel < שקל shaqal (to weigh).

Pronunciation
IPA|/'ʃekəl/
audio|en-us-shekel.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛkəl|-ɛkəl
Hyphenation: sheq·el

Noun
en-noun|shekels|pl2=shekalim

1. A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
2. context|informal money.

Derived terms
new sheqel

Translations
trans-top|currency unit in Israel
Dutch: t|nl|sjekel|m
French: t-|fr|shekel|m
trans-mid
Spanish: t-|es|shekel|m
trans-bottom

See also
agora
ILS
NIS
₪

Category:Currency

• 2007-08-30 17:23 - UllmannBot - updated t/t-/t+ templates

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