Associations to the word «Shekel»

Wiktionary

SHEKEL, noun. A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
SHEKEL, noun. (informal) money.
SHEKEL, noun. An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina.

Dictionary definition

SHEKEL, noun. The basic unit of money in Israel.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca