Schekel

German

Alternative forms

• Scheqel, Sekel

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːkl̩/

• Audio:

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Noun

Schekel m (strong, genitive Schekels, plural Schekel)

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
genitive	eines	des	Schekels	der	Schekel
dative	einem	dem	Schekel	den	Schekeln
accusative	einen	den	Schekel	die	Schekel

Further reading

• “Schekel” in Duden online
• “Schekel” in Duden online
• “Schekel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache