Aramaic

Verb

שקל • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. to take, to remove

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From the root שׁ־ק־ל ‎(sh-q-l), in the pa`ál conjugation. Cognate with Arabic ثقل and Aramaic תקל.

Pronunciation 1

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈkal/
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃaːˈqal/

Verb

שָׁקַל • ‎(shakál) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to weigh, weigh in
2. (transitive) to weigh, ponder, contemplate

Conjugation

Derived terms

• שָׁקוּל

Etymology 2

From the root שׁ־ק־ל ‎(sh-q-l, “weigh”) (compare English pound and Spanish lira and peso, terms related to weight that turned into names of currencies).

Pronunciation 2

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛkɛl/
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeqel/

Noun

שֶׁקֶל • ‎(shékel) m ‎(plural indefinite שְׁקָלִים, singular construct שֶׁקֶל־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. sheqel, the name of Israel's currency unit since 24 February 1980.
2. (historical) shekel, unit of weight used throughout the Fertile Crescent, especially in commercial transactions (corresponds to 11.33 grams in the Judean system of measurement of the 8-6th centuries BCE).
3. (historical) a currency unit in the monetary system used in the Levant region around the beginning of the Common Era.

Declension

Derived terms

• שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ ‎(shékel khadásh), ש״ח ‎(sh"ch), ₪
• מחצית השקל
• פרשת שקלים
• שנקל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שקל ‎(shékel).

Noun

שקל • ‎(shekl) m, plural שקלים ‎(shkolem)

1. shekel (current and ancient coin used in Israel)