Where does “שֶׁקֶל” come from?
שֶׁקֶל (Hebrew) comes from Akkadian šiqlum, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.
שֶׁקֶל (Hebrew): sheqel; shekel
Ancestry of “שֶׁקֶל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Akkadian | šiqlum | — |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | ṯql | to weigh; burden, weight |
Words derived from “שֶׁקֶל”