Difference between revisions of "Shekel"
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== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_81503" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_81503" /> == | ||
<p> שקל , signifies weight, money, shekel, <em> siclus, </em> a [[Hebrew]] weight and money, Exodus 30:23-24; 2 Samuel 14:26 . | <p> שקל , signifies weight, money, shekel, <em> siclus, </em> a [[Hebrew]] weight and money, Exodus 30:23-24; 2 Samuel 14:26 . Shekel is used to denote the weight of any thing; as iron, hair, spices, &c. Dr. Arbuthnot makes the weight of the shekel equal to 9 dwt. 2 4/7 gr. English troy weight; and the value equal to 2 <em> s </em> . 3 3/8 <em> d </em> . sterling money: but the golden shekel was worth 1 <em> l </em> . 16 <em> s </em> . 6 <em> d </em> . English money. Some are of the opinion that the [[Jews]] had two kinds of shekels, namely, the common one already noticed, and the shekel of the sanctuary, which last they make double the former. But most authors make them the same, and think that the word sanctuary is added to express a just and exact weight, according to the standards kept in the temple or tabernacle. Moses, Numbers 18:16 , and Ezekiel 45:12 . say, that the shekel was worth twenty gerahs. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33408" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33408" /> == | ||
Exodus 30:13Numbers 3:47Ezekiel 45:121 Chronicles 21:251 Samuel 9:8 <p> The temple contribution, with which the public sacrifices were bought (Exodus 30:13; 2 Chronicles 24:6 ), consisted of one common shekel, or a sanctuary half-shekel, equal to two Attic drachmas. The coin, a stater (q.v.), which Peter found in the fish's mouth paid this contribution for both him and | Exodus 30:13Numbers 3:47Ezekiel 45:121 Chronicles 21:251 Samuel 9:8 <p> The temple contribution, with which the public sacrifices were bought (Exodus 30:13; 2 Chronicles 24:6 ), consisted of one common shekel, or a sanctuary half-shekel, equal to two Attic drachmas. The coin, a stater (q.v.), which Peter found in the fish's mouth paid this contribution for both him and Christ (Matthew 17:24,27 ). A zuza, or quarter of a shekel, was given by [[Saul]] to Samuel (1 Samuel 9:8 ). </p> | ||
== Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_19056" /> == | == Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_19056" /> == | ||
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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62761" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62761" /> == | ||
<p> SHEK'EL, n. Heb. to way | <p> SHEK'EL, n. Heb. to way Low L. siclus. An ancient weight and coin among the Jews and other nations of the same stock. Dr. Arbuthnot makes the weight to have been equal to 9 pennyweights, 2 4/7 grains, [[Troy]] weight, and the value of 2s. 3 3/8d. sterling, or about half a dollar. Others make its value 2s. 6d. sterling. The golden shekel was worht 1. 16. 6. pounds sterling, about , 12. </p> | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70821" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70821" /> == | ||
<p> Shekel, | <p> Shekel, Genesis 24:22; Exodus 30:13, means "weight," and was the name of a particular weight of uncoined gold or silver, and in later history of a silver coin worth about 65 cents. See Money, [[Measures]] and Weights. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_174255" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_174255" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) An ancient weight and coin used by the | <p> (1): (n.) An ancient weight and coin used by the Jews and by other nations of the same stock. </p> <p> (2): (n.) A jocose term for money. </p> | ||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48709" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48709" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60481" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60481" /> == | ||
<p> <p> | <p> <p> Copyright StatementThese files are public domain. </p> <p> Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shekel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/shekel.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8167" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8167" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' shek ''''' ´' ''''' 50 ''''' , ''''' shek´el ''''' , ''''' shē´kel ''''' , ''''' shē´kul ''''' ( שׁקל , <i> ''''' sheḳel ''''' </i> ): A weight and a coin. The | <p> ''''' shek ''''' ´' ''''' 50 ''''' , ''''' shek´el ''''' , ''''' shē´kel ''''' , ''''' shē´kul ''''' ( שׁקל , <i> ''''' sheḳel ''''' </i> ): A weight and a coin. The Hebrew shekel was the 50th part of a mina, and as a weight about 224 grains, and as money (silver) was worth about 2 shillings 9d., or 66 cents (in 1915). No gold shekel has been found, and hence, it is inferred that such a coin was not used; but as a certain amount of gold, by weight, it is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 3:9 and is probably intended to be supplied in 2 Kings 5:5 . The gold shekel was 1/60 of the heavy [[Babylonian]] mina and weighed about 252 grains. In value it was about equal to 2 British pounds and 1 shilling, or about .00 (in 1915). See [[Money]]; [[Weights And Measures]] . In the Revised Version (British and American) of Matthew 17:27 "shekel" replaces "piece of money" of the King James Version, the translation of στατήρ , <i> '''''statḗr''''' </i> . See [[Stater]] . </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79657" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79657" /> == | ||
