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Lexicon :: Strong's H8255 - šeqel

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שֶׁקֶל
Transliteration
šeqel
Pronunciation
sheh'-kel
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 2454a

Strong’s Definitions

שֶׁקֶל sheqel, sheh'-kel; from H8254; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard:—shekel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 88x

The KJV translates Strong's H8255 in the following manner: shekel (88x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 88x
The KJV translates Strong's H8255 in the following manner: shekel (88x).

  1. shekel

    1. the chief unit of weight or measure

      1. gold - 1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains

      2. silver - 1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains

      3. copper - 1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֶׁקֶל sheqel, sheh'-kel; from H8254; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard:—shekel.
STRONGS H8255: Abbreviations
שֶׁ֫קֶל 87 noun masculineLeviticus 27:6 a weight, shekel (originally = weight; late Hebrew = coin GACookeInscr. 356); — absolute שׁ׳ Amos 8:5 +, שָׁ֑קֶל Exodus 38:29 +; plural שְׁקָלִים Joshua 7:21 +; construct שִׁקְלֵי 1 Chronicles 21:25; — shekel, as standard weight Amos 8:5; of weight of bronze armour 1 Samuel 17:5, iron spear-head 1 Samuel 17:7, +2 Samuel 21:16b (see מִשְׁקָל), hair 2 Samuel 14:26, food Ezekiel 4:10; implying value, of wedge of gold Joshua 7:21 (JE); of nails in temple (gold) 2 Chronicles 3:9; usually a definite weight of silver (used in payment. or valuation) Exodus 21:32 (E), Joshua 7:21 (JE), 1 Samuel 9:8; 2 Samuel 24:24; 2 Kings 7:1 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 7:16 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 7:18 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 15:20; Jeremiah 32:9; Ezekiel 45:12 (twice in verse) (see infra), and (= coin, from time of Darius I) Nehemiah 5:15; Nehemiah 10:33; Leviticus 5:15; Leviticus 27:3, 4, 5 (twice in verse) (all P), +53 times P; also מַחֲצִית הַשּׁ׳ Exodus 30:13 (twice in verse); Exodus 30:15; Exodus 38:26 (= בֶּקַל), all half-shekel, atonement-money; compare שְׁלִישִׁית הַשּׁ׳ Nehemiah 10:33 one-third; also רֶבַע שׁ׳ 1 Samuel 9:8 one-fourth if shekel; שׁ׳ = 20 גֵּרָה (ג׳ otherwise unknown) Ezekiel 45:12; Exodus 30:13; Leviticus 27:25; Numbers 3:47; 50שׁ׳ = one maneh Ezekiel 45:12 (read וַחֲמִשִּׁים for וחמשׁה [and עֶשְׂרֵה for עֲשָׂרָה preceding], Greek Version of the LXXA Boeckh Hi-Sm Co Toy Da Krae Berthol); הַקֹּדֶשׁ שׁ׳ Exodus 30:13, 24; Leviticus 5:15; Numbers 3:47, 50; Numbers 7:13 + 21 times P; land estimated in שׁ׳ of gold 1 Chronicles 21:25; שׂ׳ also often omitted after number — שׁ׳ was of two standards, one one-half the other; actual weights (and values) varied, but most persistent were:
(1) gold, 252 2/3-grams Troy (or 126 1/3), modern equivalent approximately £2 1S., or $10;
(2) silver, 224 1/2-grams (nearly 1/2 ounce) = הַקֹּדֶשׁ שׁ׳ (see above), or 112 1/4, modern equivalent approximately 2s. 9d., or 67 with; בְּאֶבֶן הַמֶּלֶךְ שׁ׳ 2 Samuel 14:26 is dubious; if late (Bu HPS Löhr Now) it probably reference to a Babylonian or Persian scale (compare S-Cpap באבני מלכא often); 60 (or 50) שׁ׳ = 1 mina, 60 minas= 1 talent(see מָנֶה,כִּכָּר). See especially ARSKHast. DB WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,and MONEY.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8625.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

21:32; 30:13; 30:13; 30:13; 30:15; 30:24; 38:26; 38:29

Leviticus

5:15; 5:15; 27:3; 27:4; 27:5; 27:6; 27:25

Numbers

3:47; 3:47; 3:50; 7:13

Joshua

7:21; 7:21; 7:21

1 Samuel

9:8; 9:8; 17:5; 17:7

2 Samuel

14:26; 14:26; 21:16; 24:24

2 Kings

7:1; 7:16; 7:18; 15:20

1 Chronicles

21:25; 21:25

2 Chronicles

3:9

Nehemiah

5:15; 10:33; 10:33

Jeremiah

32:9

Ezekiel

4:10; 45:12; 45:12; 45:12

Amos

8:5; 8:5

H8255

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Strong's Number H8255 matches the Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šeqel),
which occurs 88 times in 54 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 23:15–Neh 10:32)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:15 - “My lord, hear me; a piece of land worth [fn]four hundred shekels H8255 of silver, what is that between me and you? So bury your dead.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:16 - So Abraham heard Ephron; and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the [fn]hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels H8255 of silver, [fn]commercial standard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:32 - “If the ox gores a male or female slave, [fn]the owner shall give his or her master [fn]thirty shekels H8255 of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:13 - “This is what everyone who [fn]is numbered shall give: half a [fn]shekel H8255 according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary (the shekel H8255 is twenty [fn]gerahs), half a shekel H8255 as a [fn]contribution to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:15 - “The rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel H8255 when you give the [fn]contribution to Yahweh to make atonement for your souls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:24 - and of cassia 500, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a [fn]hin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:24 -

All the gold that was used for the work, in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the wave offering, was [fn]29 talents and [fn]730 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:25 - The silver of those of the congregation who were [fn]numbered was [fn]100 talents and [fn]1,775 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:26 - a beka a head (that is, half a shekel H8255 according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary), for each one who passed over to those who were [fn]numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for 603,550 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:29 - The bronze of the wave offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels H8255.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:15 - “If a person acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against the holy things of Yahweh, then he shall bring his guilt offering to Yahweh: a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your valuation in silver by [fn]shekels H8255, in terms of the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:3 - ‘If your valuation is of the male from twenty years even to sixty years old, then your valuation shall be [fn]fifty shekels H8255 of silver, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:4 - ‘Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels H8255.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:5 - ‘If it be from five years even to twenty years old then your valuation for the male shall be twenty shekels H8255 and for the female ten shekels H8255.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:6 - ‘But if they are from a month even up to five years old, then your valuation shall be five shekels H8255 of silver for the male, and for the female your valuation shall be three shekels H8255 of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:7 - ‘If they are from sixty years old and upward, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels H8255, and for the female ten shekels H8255.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:16 -

‘Again, if a man sets apart as holy to Yahweh a portion of the fields of his own possession, then your valuation shall be [fn]proportionate to the seed needed for it: a [fn]homer of barley seed at [fn]fifty shekels H8255 of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:25 - ‘Every valuation of yours, moreover, shall be according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary. The shekel H8255 shall be twenty [fn]gerahs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:47

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:47 - you shall take five [fn]shekels H8255 apiece, per head; you shall take them in terms of the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary (the shekel H8255 is twenty [fn]gerahs),

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:50 - from the firstborn of the sons of Israel he took the money in terms of the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, 1,365.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:13 - and his offering was one silver [fn]dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels H8255, according to the [fn]shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:19 - he brought near as his offering one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:25 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:31 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:37 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:43 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:49

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:49 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:55

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:55 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:61

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:61 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:67

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:67 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:73

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:73 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:79

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:79 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels H8255, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:85

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:85 - each silver dish weighing 130 shekels and each bowl 70; all the silver of the utensils was 2,400 shekels, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:86

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:86 - the twelve gold pans, full of incense, weighing 10 shekels apiece, according to the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, all the gold of the pans 120 shekels;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:16 - “Now as to their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem them, by your valuation, five [fn]shekels H8255 in silver, according to the [fn]shekel H8255 of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:52

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:52 - And all the gold from the contribution offering which they raised up in offering to Yahweh, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was 16,750 [fn]shekels H8255.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:21 - I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar and two hundred [fn]shekels H8255 of silver and a bar of gold fifty shekels H8255 in weight; then I [fn]coveted them and took them; and behold, they are concealed in the earth inside my tent with the silver underneath it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:8 - And the young man answered Saul again and said, “Behold, I have in my hand a fourth of a [fn]shekel H8255 of silver; I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:5 - And he had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor, and the weight of that scale-armor was five thousand [fn]shekels H8255 of bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:7 - And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels H8255 of iron; his shield-carrier also walked before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:26 - When he shaved the hair of his head (and it was at the end of every year that he shaved it, for it was heavy on him so he shaved it), he weighed the hair of his head at [fn]200 shekels H8255 by the king’s weight.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:24 - However, the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price, for I will not offer burnt offerings to Yahweh my God [fn]which cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty [fn]shekels H8255 of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:1 -

Then Elisha said, “Listen to the word of Yahweh; thus says Yahweh, ‘About this time tomorrow a [fn]seah of fine flour will be sold for a [fn]shekel H8255, and two [fn]seahs of barley for a [fn]shekel H8255, in the gate of Samaria.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:16 -

So the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. Then a [fn]seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel H8255 and two [fn]seahs of barley for a shekel H8255, according to the word of Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:18 - So it happened just as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, “Two [fn]seahs of barley for a shekel H8255 and a [fn]seah of fine flour for a shekel H8255 will be sold tomorrow about this time at the gate of Samaria.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:20 - Then Menahem exacted the money from Israel, even from all the mighty men of valor, from each man fifty [fn]shekels H8255 of silver to pay the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned and did not stay there in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:25 - So David gave Ornan [fn]600 shekels H8255 of gold by weight for the [fn]site.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:9 - Now the weight of the nails was [fn]fifty shekels H8255 of gold. He also covered the upper rooms with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:15 - But the former governors who were before me [fn]laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them bread and wine besides forty [fn]shekels H8255 of silver; even their young men exerted their power over the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:32 -

We also [fn]set ourselves under the commandments to give yearly one-third of a [fn]shekel H8255 for the service of the house of our God:


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