shekel 音标拼音: [ʃ'ɛkəl]
n . 古代犹太人重量及银币的单位
古代犹太人重量及银币的单位
shekel n 1 :
the basic unit of money in Israel Shekel \
Shek "
el \,
n . [
Heb .
shegel ,
fr .
sh [=
a ]
gal to weigh .]
1 .
An ancient weight and coin used by the Jews and by other nations of the same stock .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
A common estimate makes the shekel equal in weight to about 130 grains for gold ,
224 grains for silver ,
and 450 grains for copper ,
and the approximate values of the coins are (
gold ) $
5 .
00 , (
silver )
60 cents ,
and (
copper half shekel ),
one and one half cents .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
pl .
A jocose term for money .
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1913 Webster ]
Shekel weight ,
the common standard both of weight and value among the Hebrews .
It is estimated at 220 English grains ,
or a little more than half an ounce avoirdupois .
The "
shekel of the sanctuary "
(
Ex .
30 :
13 ;
Num .
3 :
47 )
was equal to twenty gerahs (
Ezek .
45 :
12 ).
There were shekels of gold (
1 Chr .
21 :
25 ),
of silver (
1 Sam .
9 :
8 ),
of brass (
17 :
5 ),
and of iron (
7 ).
When it became a coined piece of money ,
the shekel of gold was equivalent to about 2 pound of our money .
Six gold shekels ,
according to the later Jewish system ,
were equal in value to fifty silver ones .
The temple contribution ,
with which the public sacrifices were bought (
Ex .
30 :
13 ;
2 Chr .
24 :
6 ),
consisted of one common shekel ,
or a sanctuary half -
shekel ,
equal to two Attic drachmas .
The coin ,
a stater (
q .
v .),
which Peter found in the fish '
s mouth paid this contribution for both him and Christ (
Matt .
17 :
24 ,
27 ).
A zuza ,
or quarter of a shekel ,
was given by Saul to Samuel (
1 Sam .
9 :
8 ).
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