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