שקל
Hebrew
Etymology 1
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שׁ־ק־ל |
From the root שׁ־ק־ל (sh-q-l), in the pa`ál conjugation. From Proto-Semitic *ṯql (“to weigh; burden, weight”); 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)
- (transitive, intransitive) to weigh, weigh in
- (transitive) to weigh, ponder, contemplate
Conjugation
Conjugation of שָׁקַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms |
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finite forms | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | שָׁקַלְתִּי | שָׁקַלְנוּ | ||
second | שָׁקַלְתָּ | שָׁקַלְתְּ | שְׁקַלְתֶּם1 | שְׁקַלְתֶּן1 | |
third | שָׁקַל | שָׁקְלָה | שָׁקְלוּ | ||
present | שׁוֹקֵל | שׁוֹקֶלֶת | שׁוֹקְלִים | שׁוֹקְלוֹת | |
future | first | אשקול \ אֶשְׁקֹל | נשקול \ נִשְׁקֹל | ||
second | תשקול \ תִּשְׁקֹל | תִּשְׁקְלִי | תִּשְׁקְלוּ | תשקולנה \ תִּשְׁקֹלְנָה2 | |
third | ישקול \ יִשְׁקֹל | תשקול \ תִּשְׁקֹל | יִשְׁקְלוּ | תשקולנה \ תִּשְׁקֹלְנָה2 | |
imperative | שקול \ שְׁקֹל | שִׁקְלִי | שִׁקְלוּ | שקולנה \ שְׁקֹלְנָה2 | |
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Etymology 2
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שׁ־ק־ל |
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]
- sheqel, the name of Israel's currency unit since 24 February 1980.
- (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).
- (historical) a currency unit in the monetary system used in the Levant region around the beginning of the Common Era.
Declension
Declension of שֶׁקֶל
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | שֶׁקֶל | first | שִׁקְלִי | שִׁקְלֵנוּ | ||
definite | הַשֶּׁקֶל | second | שִׁקְלְךָ | שִׁקְלֵךְ | שִׁקְלְכֶם | שִׁקְלְכֶן | |
construct | שֶׁקֶל־ | third | שִׁקְלוֹ | שִׁקְלָהּ | שִׁקְלָם | שִׁקְלָן | |
plural | indefinite | שְׁקָלִים | first | שקליי \ שְׁקָלַי | שְׁקָלֵינוּ | ||
definite | הַשְּׁקָלִים | second | שְׁקָלֶיךָ | שקלייך \ שְׁקָלַיִךְ | שִׁקְלֵיכֶם | שִׁקְלֵיכֶן | |
construct | שִׁקְלֵי־ | third | שְׁקָלָיו | שְׁקָלֶיהָ | שִׁקְלֵיהֶם | שִׁקְלֵיהֶן |
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