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shekel

The correct spelling is shekel.

How to pronounce shekel

/ˈʃɛkəl/
noun

IPA: /ˈʃɛkəl/

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The correct spelling is shekel. A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
  2. 2.(often antisemitic) Money, especially that purportedly owned or distributed as bribes by Jewish elites.
  3. 3.An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina.

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