sheqels (Meaning)
sheqels
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 sheqels
Synonyms:
- paper money
- abundance
- roll
- means
- boodle
- megabucks
- mint
- chump change
- bundle
- pocket money
- pittance
- money order
- resources
- pile
- lolly
- capital
- needful
- bankroll
- check
- peanuts
- dibs
- scrip
- scratch
- specie
- treasure
- riches
- coinage
- dead presidents
- pot
- dime
- big bucks
- wherewithal
- bill
- long green
- folding money
- greenback
- opulence
- banknote
- wealth
- wad
- jack
- fortune
- draft
- promissory note
- finances
- shoestring
sheqels Sentence Examples
- The ancient Israelites paid for goods and services with sheqels, a unit of currency.
- The silver sheqel weighed about 11 grams and was approximately equivalent to a dollar in modern terms.
- The Book of Exodus records that the Israelites donated half a shekel to the Tabernacle.
- In the parable of the lost coin, Jesus refers to a shekel as a valuable sum of money.
- Archaeologists have found ancient sheqels with inscriptions indicating their use as a form of tax.
- The shekel was also used as a unit of weight, with one shekel being equal to about 220 grains.
- The Babylonians conquered Judah and adopted the shekel as part of their monetary system.
- The modern Israeli shekel, introduced in 1985, is the currency of the State of Israel.
- The shekel symbol, a stylized letter "ש," is derived from the first letter of the Hebrew word for "shekel."
- The Bank of Israel issues shekels in various denominations, including coins and banknotes.
FAQs About the word sheqels
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
money, cash, bucks, chips, coin, moolah, kale, dough, moola, wampum
No antonyms found.
The ancient Israelites paid for goods and services with sheqels, a unit of currency.
The silver sheqel weighed about 11 grams and was approximately equivalent to a dollar in modern terms.
The Book of Exodus records that the Israelites donated half a shekel to the Tabernacle.
In the parable of the lost coin, Jesus refers to a shekel as a valuable sum of money.
