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