Definition of shekel
plural shekels
or shekalim
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\she-ˈkä-lim\
or shekelim
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\shē-ˈkā-lim\
or sheqalim
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\she-ˈkä-lim\
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
- … making boxing history in the ring in New York, Chicago and wherever else fans … were willing to unburden themselves of substantial sums of shekels for the pleasure of seeing two guys vent their nastiness on each other.
- —Pete Coutros
4
the basic monetary unit of Israel — see Money Table
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