shekelim (Meaning)
shekelim
a unit of value based on a shekel weight of gold or silver, a coin weighing one shekel, any of various ancient units of weight, a Hebrew unit equal to about 252 grains troy, money
Synonyms & Antonyms of shekelim
Synonyms:
- dime
- banknote
- megabucks
- finances
- bill
- needful
- dead presidents
- greenback
- scratch
- pot
- bundle
- bankroll
- boodle
- big bucks
- shoestring
- dibs
- coinage
- wherewithal
- money order
- chump change
- jack
- pocket money
- treasure
- specie
- peanuts
- means
- mint
- check
- folding money
- capital
- opulence
- riches
- paper money
- wealth
- roll
- draft
- promissory note
- pittance
- resources
- scrip
- pile
- wad
- lolly
- abundance
- long green
- fortune
shekelim Sentence Examples
- The merchant demanded 100 shekelim for the exquisite tapestry.
- The ancient coin found in the excavation bore the inscription "100 shekelim of Tyre."
- The Torah instructs Israelites to donate a half shekel as a temple tax.
- The coins from the Philistine city of Gaza were known as "shekelim."
- The modern Israeli currency, the shekel, is divided into 100 agorot.
- The Temple of Jerusalem once housed a vast treasury of gold and silver shekelim.
- The prophets condemned those who used fraudulent scales to weigh shekelim.
- The Israelites used shekelim to trade for goods and services in the ancient world.
- The value of a shekel fluctuated over time, depending on the availability of precious metals.
- The New Testament records that Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, likely worth around 30 shekelim.
FAQs About the word shekelim
a unit of value based on a shekel weight of gold or silver, a coin weighing one shekel, any of various ancient units of weight, a Hebrew unit equal to about 252
coin, cash,money, chips, bucks, tender, wampum, funds, dollar, moolah
No antonyms found.
The merchant demanded 100 shekelim for the exquisite tapestry.
The ancient coin found in the excavation bore the inscription "100 shekelim of Tyre."
The Torah instructs Israelites to donate a half shekel as a temple tax.
The coins from the Philistine city of Gaza were known as "shekelim."
