Schekel

Schekel

German

Alternative forms

  • Sekel (biblical, now archaic)
  • Scheqel, Sheqel, Shekel (unusual modern spellings)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šéqel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃeːkəl/, [ˈʃeː.kl̩]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Sche‧kel

Noun

Schekel m (strong, genitive Schekels or Schekel, plural Schekel or (learned, rare) Schekalim)

  1. shekel (currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel)

Declension

Declension of Schekel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schekel die Schekel, Schekalim
genitive eines des Schekels, Schekel der Schekel, Schekalim
dative einem dem Schekel den Schekeln, Schekel, Schekalim
accusative einen den Schekel die Schekel, Schekalim

Further reading

  • “Schekel” in Duden online
  • “Schekel” in Duden online
  • “Schekel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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