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New shekel in Hebrew is שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ (shékel chadásh).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ
shékel chadásh
noun · masculine
In English

new shekel

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with N

These are the Hebrew words for new shekel as a noun.

the currency of Israel

  • שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁשקל חדשshékel chadáshmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ.

Written with vowel points
שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ
Written without vowel points
שקל חדש
Said
shékel chadásh
Plural
שְׁקָלִים חָדָשִׁים
Its meanings in English
new shekel, new shekel. ILS, NIS

These words come before and after new shekel in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨new shekel⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨new shekel⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨new shekel⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ⁩, said shékel chadásh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שקל חדש⁩. Its plural is ⁨שְׁקָלִים חָדָשִׁים⁩.

Is ⁨שקל חדש⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שקל חדש⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שקל חדש⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨new shekel⁩, ⁨שקל חדש⁩ can mean ⁨new shekel. ILS, NIS⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry new shekel and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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