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    A shekel or sheqel (Akkadian: 𒅆𒅗𒇻, romanized: šiqlu, siqlu; Ugaritic: 𐎘𐎖𐎍, romanized: ṯiql, Hebrew: שקל, romanized: šeqel, plural Hebrew: שקלים, romanized: šəqālim, Phoenician: 𐤔𐤒𐤋) is an ancient Mesopota… See more

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    The earliest shekels were a unit of weight, used as other units such as grams and troy ounces for trading before the advent of coins. The shekel was common among western Semitic speakers. Moabites, Edomites, … See more

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    The shekel (sheqel in direct transcription) replaced the Israeli pound (Hebrew: לִירָה, lira) in 1980. Its currency symbol was ⟨⟩, although it was more commonly notated as ש or IS. It was subdivided into 100 new agorot (אגור… See more

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    Where did the word shekel come from?
    A shekel was first a unit of weight—very roughly 11 grams (0.35 ozt)—and became currency in ancient Tyre, Carthage and Hasmonean Judea. The word shekel is based on the triliteral Proto-Semitic root ṯql, cognate to the Akkadian šiqlu or siqlu, a unit of weight equivalent to the Sumerian gin2.

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    Is shekel a Hebrew currency?
    Shekel is any of several ancient units of weight or of currency in ancient Israel, from the Hebrew root ש-ק-ל (š-q-l) meaning 'weigh' (שָׁקַל šaqal 'to weigh', שֶׁקֶל šeqel 'a standard weight'), common with other Semitic languages like Akkadian (resp. šaqālu and šiqlu) and Aramaic (resp. תְּקַל teqal and תִּקְלָא tiqla).

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    What is a shekel used for?
    The term "shekel" has been used for a unit of weight, around 9.6 or 9.8 grams (0.31 or 0.32 ozt), used in Bronze Age Europe for balance weights and fragments of bronze that may have served as money. The earliest shekels were a unit of weight, used as other units such as grams and troy ounces for trading before the advent of coins.

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    Is a shekel a spiritual currency?
    The profound link between the shekel as a physical currency and lishkol as a spiritual concept offers us a powerful metaphor for living. A shekel was carefully weighed to ensure its value in ancient times. So too, we are called to “weigh” our thoughts, words, and actions in the balance of God’s truth.

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    What is the currency sign for the new shekel?
    The currency sign for the new shekel ⟨ ₪ ⟩ is a combination of the first Hebrew letters of the words shekel (ש ) and ẖadash (ח ) (new). When the shekel sign is unavailable the abbreviation NIS (ש״ח and ش.ج) is used. The origin of the name "shekel" (שֶׁקֶל) is from the ancient Biblical currency by the same name.

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    What is the new Israeli shekel?
    Journeying through centuries of history, we find the shekel reborn in the modern state of Israel, carrying both its ancient legacy and new symbolic weight. Fast forward 3,000ish years, and the New Israeli Shekel was introduced. In Israel in 1985, it replacws the inflation-plagued “old” shekel (Israel’s currency between 1980 and 1985).

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