שקל
Aramaic
Verb
שקל • (transliteration needed)
Descendants
- → North Levantine Arabic: شقل (šaʾal)
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Root |
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שׁ־ק־ל (sh-q-l) |
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
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Verb
שָׁקַל • (shakál) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִשְׁקַל)
- (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 | |
notes |
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Further reading
Etymology 2
Root |
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שׁ־ק־ל (sh-q-l) |
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
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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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State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
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 |
Further reading
Derived terms
- שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ (shékel khadásh), ש״ח (sh"ch), ₪
- מחצית השקל
- פרשת שקלים
- שנקל
Descendants
Yiddish
Etymology
Noun
שקל • (shekl) m, plural שקלים (shkolem)
- shekel (current and ancient coin used in Israel)
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- Hebrew masculine nouns
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