H8255 שֶׁקֶל (sheqel) sheh'-kel

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

shekel

Strong's Definition

probably a weight; used as a commercial standard

Derivation: from H8254 (שָׁקַל);

KJV Usage: shekel.

TWOT Reference: 2454a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) shekel

1a) the chief unit of weight or measure

1a1) gold-1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains

1a2) silver-1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains

1a3) copper-1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1323 G1406

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁ֫קֶל (she.qel) — shekel. 1) shekel 1a) the chief unit of weight or measure 1a1) gold-1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains 1a2) silver-1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains 1a3) copper-1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains Aramaic equivalent: te.qel (תְּקֵל "shekel" H8625B)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שֶׁקֶל (H8255)

noun m · שׁקל

Weight

shekel = weight of approximately 11.5 grams, equals 20 gerahs and 2 bekas; 50 shekels make up 1 mina; ► used for payment

GEN 23:15 · GEN 23:16 · EXO 21:32 · EXO 30:13 · EXO 30:13 · EXO 30:13 · EXO 30:13 · EXO 30:15 · EXO 30:24 · EXO 38:24 · EXO 38:24 · EXO 38:25 · EXO 38:25 · EXO 38:26 · EXO 38:26 · EXO 38:29 · LEV 5:15 · LEV 5:15 · LEV 27:3 · LEV 27:3 · LEV 27:4 · LEV 27:5 · LEV 27:5 · LEV 27:6 · LEV 27:6 · LEV 27:7 · LEV 27:7 · LEV 27:16 · LEV 27:25 · LEV 27:25 · NUM 3:47 · NUM 3:47 · NUM 3:47 · NUM 3:50 · NUM 7:13 · NUM 7:13 · NUM 7:19 · NUM 7:19 · NUM 7:25 · NUM 7:25 · NUM 7:31 · NUM 7:31 · NUM 7:37 · NUM 7:37 · NUM 7:43 · NUM 7:43 · NUM 7:49 · NUM 7:49 · NUM 7:55 · NUM 7:55 · NUM 7:61 · NUM 7:61 · NUM 7:67 · NUM 7:67 · NUM 7:73 · NUM 7:73 · NUM 7:79 · NUM 7:79 · NUM 7:85 · NUM 7:86 · NUM 18:16 · NUM 18:16 · NUM 31:52 · JOS 7:21 · JOS 7:21 · 1SA 9:8 · 1SA 17:5 · 1SA 17:7 · 2SA 14:26 · 2SA 24:24 · 2KI 7:1 · 2KI 7:1 · 2KI 7:16 · 2KI 7:16 · 2KI 7:18 · 2KI 7:18 · 2KI 15:20 · 1CH 21:25 · 2CH 3:9 · NEH 5:15 · NEH 10:33 · JER 32:9 · EZK 4:10 · EZK 45:12 · EZK 45:12 · EZK 45:12 · EZK 45:12 · AMO 8:5

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁ֫קֶל 87 n.m. a weight, shekel base

Bible Occurrences (54)

23:15 23:16

21:32 30:13 30:15 30:24 38:24 38:25 38:26 38:29

5:15 27:3 27:4 27:5 27:6 27:7 27:16 27:25

3:47 3:50 7:13 7:19 7:25 7:31 7:37 7:43 7:49 7:55 7:61 7:67 7:73 7:79 7:85 7:86 18:16 31:52

7:21

9:8 17:5 17:7

14:26 24:24

7:1 7:16 7:18 15:20

21:25

3:9

5:15 10:32

32:9

4:10 45:12

8:5

Genesis 23:15

Listen to me, my lord. The land [is worth] four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me...? Bury your dead.

Genesis 23:16

Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out [for him] the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites...: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.

Exodus 21:32

If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, [the owner] must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.

Exodus 30:13

Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, [which weighs] twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.

Exodus 30:15

In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.

Exodus 30:24

500 shekels... of cassia all according to the sanctuary shekel — and a hin of olive oil.

Exodus 38:24

All the gold from the wave offering used for the work...... on the sanctuary totaled... 29... talents and 730...... shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

Exodus 38:25

The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775............ shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—