sheqel

noun

sheq·​el

variant spelling of shekel

1

a

: any of various ancient units of weight

especially : a Hebrew unit equal to about 252 grains troy

b

: a unit of value based on a shekel weight of gold or silver

2

: a coin weighing one shekel

3

shekels plural, informal : money

He speculated that … it would cost him $48 per jersey, or $4.8 million. Later, a league source told him the projected cost was closer to a mere $700,000. That's still a lot of shekels …

—David Fink

4

: the basic monetary unit of Israel see Money Table