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sheq·el

also shek·el (shĕk′əl)

n. pl. sheq·al·im (shĕk′ə-lĭm) also shekels

See Table at currency.

[Hebrew šeqel; see shekel.]

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shekel

shekel

sjekel

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In the jerusalem Talmud (Sheqalim 25a), we read: "How were the tablets written?

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Conscientious performance of the task was encouraged by the promise of a monetary award (50 Israeli new sheqalim, about U.S.