שקל

Aramaic

Verb

שקל • (transliteration needed)

  1. to take, to remove

Descendants

  • → North Levantine Arabic: شقل (šaʔal)

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ק־ל (sh-q-l)
4 terms

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

Verb

שָׁקַל • (shakál) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִשְׁקַל)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to weigh, weigh in
  2. (transitive) to weigh, ponder, contemplate
Conjugation
Conjugation of שָׁקַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לשקול / לִשְׁקֹל
action noun שְׁקִילָה
passive participle שָׁקוּל
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

1 Pronounced שָׁקַלְתֶּם and שָׁקַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־ק־ל (sh-q-l)
4 terms

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

Noun

שֶׁקֶל • (shékel) m (plural indefinite שְׁקָלִים, singular construct שֶׁקֶל־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. sheqel, the name of Israel's currency unit since 24 February 1980.
  2. (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).
  3. (historical) a currency unit in the monetary system used in the Levant region around the beginning of the Common Era.
Declension
Declension of שֶׁקֶל
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: 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
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שקל (shékel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛkɫ̩/

Noun

שקל • (shekl) m, plural שקלים (shkolem)

  1. shekel (current and ancient coin used in Israel)
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