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SHEKEL. A weight, equal to twenty gerahs, Ex. 30:13; Num. 3:47; Ezek. 45:12. Used to weigh silver, Josh. 7:21; Judg. 8:26; 17:2,3. Fractions of, used in currency, Ex. 30:13; 1 Sam. 9:8; Neh. 10:32. Used to weigh gold, Gen. 24:22; Num. 7:14,20-86; Josh. 7:21; 1 Kin. 10:16; cinnamon, Ex. 30:23; hair, 2 Sam. 14:26; iron, 1 Sam. 17:7; myrrh, Ex. 30:23; rations, Ezek. 4:10. Fines paid in, Deut. 22:19,29. Fees paid in, 1 Sam. 9:8. Sanctuary revenues paid in, Ex. 30:13; Neh. 10:32. Of different standards: Of the sanctuary, Ex. 30:13; of the king's weight, 2 Sam. 14:26. Corrupted, Amos 8:5.
