{"def":{"short":"probably a weight; used as a commercial standard","long":["shekel",["the chief unit of weight or measure",["gold (1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains)","silver (1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains)","copper (1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains)"]]]},"deriv":"from H8254","pronun":{"ipa":"ʃɛˈk’ɛl","ipa_mod":"ʃɛˈkɛl","sbl":"šeqel","dic":"sheh-KEL","dic_mod":"sheh-KEL"}}