shekels Sentence Examples
- The ancient Israelites used shekels as a unit of weight and currency.
- The Temple in Jerusalem collected a half-shekel tax from every male Israelite.
- A shekel of silver weighed approximately 180 grains.
- The Bible records that Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 shekels.
- The shekel was also a unit of weight for gold and other precious metals.
- In modern Israel, the shekel is the official currency.
- The Israeli shekel has been stable against the US dollar for many years.
- The shekel is divided into 100 agorot.
- The Bank of Israel issues and regulates the shekel.
- The shekel is a symbol of Israel's sovereignty and economic strength.
shekels Meaning
Wordnet
shekels (n)
informal terms for money
Synonyms & Antonyms of shekels
Synonyms:
- wealth
- riches
- jack
- shoestring
- resources
- folding-money
- treasure
- pot
- wherewithal
- greenback
- scrip
- fortune
- pittance
- lolly
- dibs
- mint
- specie
- means
- pile
- banknote
- boodle
- megabucks
- scratch
- bundle
- coinage
- pocket-money
- peanuts
- abundance
- promissory-note
- finances
- check
- long-green
- needful
- capital
- bankroll
- wad
- paper-money
- roll
- bill
- big-bucks
- money-order
- dime
- chump-change
- dead-presidents
- draft
- opulence
FAQs About the word shekels
informal terms for money
cash, bucks,money, chips, coin,currency, moolah, moola, gold, change
No antonyms found.
The ancient Israelites used shekels as a unit of weight and currency.
The Temple in Jerusalem collected a half-shekel tax from every male Israelite.
A shekel of silver weighed approximately 180 grains.
The Bible records that Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 shekels.
