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Beka vs Sheqel - What's the difference?

beka | sheqel |

As nouns the difference between beka and sheqel

is that beka is an ancient biblical unit of weight, half a shekel while sheqel is a currency unit of both ancient and modern israel.

beka

English

Alternative forms

* bekah

Noun

(en noun)
  • An ancient Biblical unit of weight, half a shekel.
    • ----

    sheqel

    English

    (wikipedia sheqel)

    Alternative forms

    * shekel

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
  • (informal) money.

    • Derived terms

    * new sheqel

    See also

    * agora * ILS * NIS * English words containing Q not followed by U