Shekel A weight equal to twenty gerahs
Exodus 30:13; Numbers 3:47; Ezekiel 45:12
Fractions of, used in currency
Exodus 30:13; 1 Samuel 9:8; Nehemiah 10:32
Used to weigh:
- Gold
Genesis 24:22; Numbers 7:14; Numbers 7:86; Joshua 7:21; 1 Kings 10:16
- Silver
Joshua 7:21; Judges 8:26; Judges 17:3
- Cinnamon
Exodus 30:23
- Hair
2 Samuel 14:26
- Iron
1 Samuel 17:7
- Myrrh
Exodus 30:23
- Rations
Ezekiel 4:10
Fines paid in
Deuteronomy 22:19; Deuteronomy 22:29
Fees paid in
1 Samuel 9:8
Sanctuary revenues paid in
Exodus 30:13; Nehemiah 10:32
Of different standards:
- Of the sanctuary
Exodus 30:13
- Of the king's weight
2 Samuel 14:26
Corrupted
Amos 8:5