What does שֶׁקֶל · קֹדֶשׁ mean in the Bible?
שֶׁקֶל · קֹדֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sanctuary shekel".
Hebrew · H8255, H6944
שֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ
Probably a weight ; used as a commercial standard · a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
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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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קֹדֶשׁ H6944 a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
Pronunciation qōdeš
Sanctity defined by separateness from the profane; God's realm intrinsically set apart and demanding human reverence.
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What does שֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ (sheqel haqqodesh) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁקֶל · קֹדֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sanctuary shekel".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8255, H6944?
H8255, H6944 is connected to 555 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. sanctuary shekel
Strong's H8255, H6944
Lexical occurrences 555 verses Source Gloss
sanctuary shekel
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain