שקל חדש
Hebrew
Etymology
A noun-adjective phrase of שֶׁקֶל (“sheqel”) and חָדָשׁ (“new”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ • (shékel khadásh) m (plural indefinite שְׁקָלִים חָדָשִׁים, singular construct שקל־)
- new sheqel, ILS, NIS, the official designation of the Israeli currency since 1 January 1986 (in order to distinguish it from the abolished 1980-1985 sheqel).