Sheqel — H8255

H8255 · Hebrew — שקל

Pronunciation: sheh'-kel

Definition

masculine noun

probably a weight; used as a commercial standard

  1. shekel
    1. the chief unit of weight or measure
      1. gold-1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains
      2. silver-1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains
      3. copper-1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains

Usually translated as

shekel

Origin

from H8254

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Sheqel occurs 88 times in 54 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (8), Leviticus (8), Numbers (18), Joshua (1), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (2), 2 Kings (4), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (2), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (2), Amos (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S