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Where does “שָׁקַל” come from?

שָׁקַל (Hebrew) comes from Akkadian 𒂆 — axe, adze.

שָׁקַל (Hebrew): to weigh

Definitions

  1. to weigh

Ancestry of “שָׁקַל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadian𒂆axe, adze

Words derived from “שָׁקַל”

  • shekel
  • siglos
  • шекель
  • shekel
  • σίγλος
  • սիկղ
  • שקל חדש
  • שֶׁקֶל
  • սիկղ
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