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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H8255 - Shekel

Strong's No.:H8255

Hebrew:שֶׁקֶל

Transliteration:sheqel

Phonetic:sheh'-kel

Word Origin:From H8254

Bible Usage:shekel.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

probably a weight; used as a commercial standard


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. shekel

a. the chief unit of weight or measure

1. gold - 1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains

2. silver - 1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains

3. copper - 1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains


Bible References:
Shekel

Translation
Occurrences:
shekel ( 42 )
shekels ( 45 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.