שֶׁקֶל (šeqel) is a Hebrew noun meaning a weight. It appears 88 times in 14 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8255).

Also rendered

• shekel

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2454a)

Root family 2454: שָׁקַל šāqal — weigh, weigh out

• מִשְׁקָל mišqāl — weight
• שָׁקַל šāqal — weigh
• מִשְׁקֶלֶת mišqelet — levelling instrument
• מִשְׁקוֹל mišqôl — heaviness

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