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:
- lolly
- capital
- pocket-money
- peanuts
- finances
- scrip
- roll
- folding-money
- draft
- wherewithal
- pile
- fortune
- wad
- wealth
- scratch
- abundance
- dibs
- needful
- riches
- bundle
- money-order
- long-green
- coinage
- check
- opulence
- shoestring
- dime
- boodle
- mint
- dead-presidents
- bankroll
- jack
- means
- banknote
- big-bucks
- resources
- paper-money
- greenback
- promissory-note
- megabucks
- bill
- pittance
- treasure
- pot
- chump-change
- specie
FAQs About the word shekels
informal terms for money
cash, bucks, chips,money, coin, loot, green, cabbage,currency, legal tender
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.
