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- Hebrew · calque ofשֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ
- English todaynew shekel
A calque of Hebrew שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ (shékel chadásh).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
new shekel
Today it means: The Israeli currency in use since January 1, 1986, distinct from the shekel circulated between 1980 and 1985, and subdivided into 100 agorot. Full definition →
Hebrew שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ