The meaning of “שֶׁקֶל”
Understanding sheqel reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
shekel. - probably a weight - used as a commercial standard 1) shekel 1a) the chief unit of weight or measure 1a1) gold-...
שֶׁקֶל
shekel. - probably a weight - used as a commercial standard 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 23:16 | “And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.” Word: שֶׁקֶל (sheqel) | |
| Leviticus 27:6 | “And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver.” Word: שֶׁקֶל (sheqel) | |
| Joshua 7:21 | “When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.” Word: שֶׁקֶל (sheqel) | |
| 2 Samuel 24:24 | “And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.” Word: שֶׁקֶל (sheqel) | |
| 1 Chronicles 21:25 | “So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.” Word: שֶׁקֶל (sheqel) |
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