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# shekels

noun

«shekels» 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

Shekels count the value of gifts, fines and offerings, such as the silver for the sanctuary.

### Meaning

The plural of shekel, an ancient weight of silver and unit of money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekels/#m1)

### Examples

- one golden pan of ten shekels, full of incense; (Torah NUM.7.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekels/#x1)
- And if it be a female, then thy valuation shall be thirty shekels. (Torah LEV.27.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekels/#x2)
- And the brass of the offering was seventy talents and two thousand and four hundred shekels. (Torah EXO.38.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekels/#x3)
- And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. (Writings 2CH.3.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekels/#x4)
- So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight. (Writings 1CH.21.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekels/#x5)
- And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. (Prophets 1KI.10.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekels/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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