Schekel

== German == === Alternative forms === Sekel (biblical, now archaic) Scheqel, Sheqel, Shekel (unusual modern spellings) === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šéqel). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃeːkəl/, [ˈʃeː.kl̩] Hyphenation: Sche‧kel === Noun === Schekel m (strong, genitive Schekels or Schekel, plural Schekel or (learned, rare) Schekalim) shekel (currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Schekel” in Duden online “Schekel” in Duden online “Schekel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)