שֶׁקֶל

H8255. sheqel
שֶׁ֫קֶל87 noun masculineLev 27:6 a weight, shekel (originally = weight; late Hebrew = coin GACookeInscr. 356); — absolute ׳שׁ Amo 8:5 +, שָׁ֑קֶל Exo 38:29 +; plural שְׁקָלִים Jos 7:21 +; construct שִׁקְלֵי 1Ch 21:25; — shekel, as standard weight Amo 8:5; of weight of bronze armour 1Sa 17:5, iron spear-head 1Sa 17:7, +2Sa 21:16b (see מִשְׁקָל), hair 2Sa 14:26, food Eze 4:10; implying value, of wedge of gold Jos 7:21 (JE); of nails in temple (gold) 2Ch 3:9; usually a definite weight of silver (used in payment. or valuation) Exo 21:32 (E), Jos 7:21 (JE), 1Sa 9:8; 2Sa 24:24; 2Ki 7:1 (twice in verse); 2Ki 7:16 (twice in verse); 2Ki 7:18 (twice in verse); 2Ki 15:20; Jer 32:9; Eze 45:12 (twice in verse) (see infra), and ( = coin, from time of Darius I) Neh 5:15; Neh 10:33; Lev 5:15; Lev 27:3-4, Lev 27:5 (twice in verse) (all P), +53 t. P; also הַשּׁ ׳מַחֲצִית Exo 30:13 (twice in verse); Exo 30:15; Exo 38:26 (= בֶּקַל), all half-shekel, atonement-money; compare הַשּׁ ׳שְׁלִישִׁית Neh 10:33 one-third; also שׁ ׳רֶבַע 1Sa 9:8 one-fourth if shekel; ׳שׁ = 20 גֵּרָה (׳ג otherwise unknown) Eze 45:12; Exo 30:13; Lev 27:25; Num 3:47; Num 3:50׳שׁ = one maneh Eze 45:12 (read וַחֲמִשִּׁים for וחמשׁה [and עֶשְׂרֵה for עֲשָׂרָה preceding], ᵐ5A Boeckh Hi-Sm Co Toy Da Krae Berthol); ׳שׁ הַקֹּדֶשׁ Exo 30:13, Exo 30:24; Lev 5:15; Num 3:47, Num 3:50; Num 7:13 Num 7:21t. P; land estimated in ׳שׁ of gold 1Ch 21:25; ׳שׂ also often omitted after number — ׳שׁ was of two standards, one one-half the other; actual weights (and values) varied, but most persistent were: (1) gold, 252 3-Febgrams Troy (or 126 1/3), modern equivalent approximately £2 1S., or $10; (2) silver, 224 2-Jangrams (nearly 1/2 ounce) = ׳שׁ הַקֹּדֶשׁ (see above), or 112 1/4, modern equivalent approximately 2s. 9d., or 67 with; ׳שׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּאֶבֶן 2Sa 14:26 is dubious; if late (Bu HPS Löhr Now) it probably reference to a Babylonian or Persian scale (compare S-Cpap מלכא באבני often); 60 (or 50) ׳שׁ = 1 mina, 60 minas= 1 talent(see מָנֶה ,כִּכָּר). See especially ARSKHast. DB WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,and MONEY.
תְּקֵל noun [masculine] shekel (see Biblical Hebrew שֶׁקֶל; תִּקְלָא ᵑ7); — absolute ׳ת Dan 5:25, Dan 5:27; see מְנֵא and references