What does שְׁלוֹשִׁים · שֶׁקֶל mean in the Bible?
שְׁלוֹשִׁים · שֶׁקֶל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "thirty shekels".
Hebrew · H7970, H8255
שְׁלֹשִׁים שְׁקָלִים
Thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth · probably a weight ; used as a commercial standard
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שְׁלוֹשִׁים H7970 thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth
Pronunciation šĕlwōšiym
Cardinal and ordinal form of thirty; marks significant biblical milestones in age, priestly service, and narrative divisions.
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שֶׁקֶל H8255 probably a weight ; used as a commercial standard
Pronunciation šeqel
A weight-based unit that functioned as the standard for commerce and covenant obligation payments in ancient Israel.
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What does שְׁלֹשִׁים שְׁקָלִים (sheloshim sheqalim) mean in the Bible?
שְׁלוֹשִׁים · שֶׁקֶל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "thirty shekels".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7970, H8255?
H7970, H8255 is connected to 263 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. thirty shekels
Strong's H7970, H8255
Lexical occurrences 263 verses Source Gloss
thirty shekels
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׁלֹשִׁים שְׁקָלִים is built from this root:
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