Shekel is an ancient unit of weight. If we are to convert shekel in todays weight unit, one shekel will be equal to 0.497 ounces.
A shekel weighed anywhere from 9 to 17 grams. Since everything has changed since then, it's easiest to answer in terms of purchasing power. A small family could live on one silver shekel for about a week.
A shekel is an ancient coin that was used both for money and as a weight for exchanges. The weight of one shekel was 180 grains of barley.
One hundred agorot is a shekel. So it depends how much a shekel cost. If it's 30% a agorot is 3 cents.
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Agora One hundredth of a shekel is AGORA
A Biblical Shekel was about half an ounce.
Current cigarette prices in Palestine Marlboro:20 shekel Noblesse:16 shekel Winston:15 shekel L&M:15 shekel Welcome:13.5 shekel Camel:21 shekel Davidoff:20 shekel Galouase:15 shekel Black Devil:35 shekel
The "New Shekel" (ILS) is the currency of Israel. 1 New Shekel is equivalent to about £0.16 GBP or $0.26 USD.
A shekel has an approximate value of 25 US cents. This value applies to modern shekels, which have been in use since 1986.
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The basic Hebrew unit of weight (1Sa 17:5, 7; Eze 4:10; Am 8:5) and of monetary value. Based on the average of some 45 inscribed shekel weights, the shekel may be reckoned at 11.4 g (0.403 oz avdp; 0.367 oz t). One shekel equaled 20 gerahs (Nu 3:47; 18:16), and there is evidence that 50 shekels equaled one mina. Calculated in modern values, a shekel of silver would be worth $2.20, and a shekel of gold, $128.45.
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