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# shekel

noun

«shekel» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

The "shekel of the sanctuary" was the standard weight used for offerings, valuations and the census payment. Later Jews gave a half-shekel yearly for the Temple, and this is remembered each year before Purim.

**Interpretation.** The rabbis took the half-shekel to teach that everyone counts equally, rich or poor.

### Meaning

An ancient Hebrew weight of silver and also a unit of money. About twenty gerahs made one shekel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekel/#m1)

### Examples

- and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin. (Torah EXO.30.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekel/#x1)
- And all thy valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. (Torah LEV.27.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekel/#x2)
- thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them — the shekel is twenty gerahs. (Torah NUM.3.47, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekel/#x3)
- And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, ten, and five shekels, shall be your maneh. (Prophets EZK.45.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekel/#x4)
- So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD. (Prophets 2KI.7.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekel/#x5)
- Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God; (Writings NEH.10.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekel/#x6)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shekel» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shekel» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/shekel.html) on Mova free.