Shekel in Hebrew is שֶׁקֶל (shékel).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שֶׁקֶל
shékel
noun · masculine
In English
shekel
/ˈʃɛkəl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for shekel as a noun.
currency unit in Israel
- שֶׁקֶלשקלshékelmasculine
ancient unit of weight
- שֶׁקֶלשקלshekelmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word שֶׁקֶל.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁקֶל
- Written without vowel points
- שקל
- Said
- shékel
- Plural
- שְׁקָלִים
- Its meanings in English
- shekel, shekel, the name of Israel's currency unit since 24 February 1980
These words come before and after shekel in the list.
These are the questions people ask about shekel in Hebrew.
How do you say shekel in Hebrew?
shekel in Hebrew is שֶׁקֶל, said shékel. Without vowel points it is written שקל. Its plural is שְׁקָלִים.
Is שקל masculine or feminine?
The word שקל is masculine.
What else does שקל mean in English?
Besides shekel, שקל can mean shekel, the name of Israel's currency unit since 24 February 1980.
How is shekel pronounced in English?
shekel is pronounced /ˈʃɛkəl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry 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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