שקל חדש
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
A noun-adjective phrase of שֶׁקֶל (“sheqel”) and חָדָשׁ (“new”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛkɛl χaˈdaʃ/
Noun edit
שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ • (shékel khadásh) m (plural indefinite שְׁקָלִים חָדָשִׁים, singular construct שקל־)
- new shekel, ILS, NIS, the official designation of the Israeli currency since 1 January 1986 (in order to distinguish it from the abolished 1980-1985 sheqel).