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8255 – שֶׁ֫קֶל (sheqel)

shekel


Type:
Noun Noun
 
masc. ♂ masculine
 
Category:  Meassurment  Weight
 Meassurment  Coins
Hebrew: שֶׁ֫קֶל (sheqel)
Pronunciation: she-qel    Listen
Gematria: 430(300 + 100 + 30)    words with the same gematria
Origin: from H8254 (שָׁקַל)
Usage: 88 times in OT

Description

1) shekel
1a) the chief unit of weight or measure
1a1) gold-1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains
1a2) silver-1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains
1a3) copper-1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains


Synonyms

Troligtvis synonymer för ett silvermynt
שֶׁ֫קֶלsheqel♂H8255
(88 ggr)		shekel
קְשִׂיטָהqesitah♀H7192
(3 ggr)		coin
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Origin

from H8254 (שָׁקַל):

שָׁקַלshaqalH8254to weigh

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word sheqel was translated to the following:

δίδραχμονdidrachmonG1323tribute
δραχμήdrachmeG1406piece

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state
Ncbsa-37
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state
Ncbsc-29
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state
Ncmpa-21
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state
Ncmpc-1


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References (88 occurances in 54 verses)




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