Where does “שקל חדש” come from?
שקל חדש (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל, from Akkadian šiqlum, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.
שקל חדש (Hebrew): new sheqel, ILS, NIS, the official designation of...
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- new sheqel, ILS, NIS, the official designation of...
Ancestry of “שקל חדש”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | שֶׁקֶל | sheqel; shekel |
| 2 | Akkadian | šiqlum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ṯql | to weigh; burden, weight |