Where does “₪” come from?
₪ (Translingual) comes from Hebrew ש״ח, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ, from Hebrew גרשיים — The ״ symbol, which is placed between the last...
Ancestry of “₪”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | ש״ח | new sheqel |
| 2 | Hebrew | שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ | new sheqel |
| 3 | Hebrew | גרשיים | The ״ symbol, which is placed between the last... |