Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Blend of שְׁנֵי (sh'néi, two) +‎ שֶׁקֶל (shékel, sheqel). The word was invented during a radio game on the Israeli Galei Tzahal station in December 2007, when the two-new-sheqel piece was first introduced.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

שְׁנֵקֶל (sh'nékelm (plural indefinite שְׁנֵקֶלִים, no construct forms)

  1. (colloquial) A coin of two new sheqels.

See also edit