Added 10 October 2026
shekel
/ˈʃɛkəl/ noun
In Latin: siclus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shekel at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), from שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”), from Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum).
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