Bible Dictionaries
Shekel
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ssheh' kehl) Hebrew weight of about four tenths of an ounce. This became the name of a silver coin with that weight. See Coins; Weights and Measures .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Shekel'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/shekel.html. 1991.