Shekels

Beggar boys would follow me as I always gave them all the coin shekels I had even after helpful locals warned me the kids made trouble and not to give them anything, I still did. ❋ Unknown (2006)

[5] Here Dr. Bernard very justly observes, that a few words are dropped out of Josephus's copies, on account of the repetition of the word shekels, and that it ought to be read thus: -- "A piece of gold that weighed fifty shekels, and one of silver that weighed two hundred shekels," as in our other copies, Joshua 7: 21. ❋ Flavius Josephus (1709)

Under these pretences, he makes bold with this first, and things it no harm to save it from the fire; but, his hand being thus in, he proceeds to take a bag of money, two hundred shekels, that is one hundred ounces of silver, and a wwedge of gold which weighed fifty shekels, that is twenty-five ounces. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Applying a quote from Rev. Jerry Falwell to the idea of a government bailout for the news media, Policinski said "The shekels are the shackles." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Students are given 100 shekels, which is just under 20 euros, every month. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Benjamin, who stands nearest to him, is given "three hundred shekels of silver" -- "shekels" being understood according to a common Hebrew construction (G.K. 134 n; K.S. 314h) -- and five "extra garments." ❋ 1892-1972 (1942)

Zionists, to which offerings the name of the old Jewish coinage is applied, and which accordingly are known as "shekels," -- their amount being in America forty cents, and in Western lands a unit of the coinage (one mark, one franc, one shilling, etc.). ❋ Max Simon Nordau (1886)

[ISRAEL] I read recently that Labor party leader and minister of defense Ehud Barak is trying to sell his luxury apartment for 40 million shekels which is, at current exchange rates ... well, a lot of money. ❋ Unknown (2008)

They made use of uncoined shekels or talents of silver, which they weighed out (Gen. 23: 16; Ex. 38: 24; 2 Sam. ❋ M.G. Easton (1897)

RedHill BioPharma Ltd. saw the local stock market as the quickest way to raise money, and completed an oversubscribed offering in February that raised 51.6 million shekels $14.6 million. ❋ Sara Toth Stub (2011)

Adding to that a high exit tax (176 shekels, which is supposed to take into consideration the fees to be given to the PA), the total sum for Palestinians from Jerusalem crossing the bridge is 391 shekels ($115). ❋ Daoud Kuttab (2011)

Around 400m shekels £69m is forwarded to the PA each month. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The Code of Hammurabi states that if a man strikes the pregnant daughter of another man and causes her "to drop that of her womb," he is to pay 10 shekels of silver for the fetus. ❋ Richard Elliott Friedman (2011)

Taxes that Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority total about 500 million Israeli shekels $135 million a month, Steinitz said. ❋ Reuters (2011)

A ton of aggregate now fetched 95 shekels £16 compared with 200 shekels six months ago, he said. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The cost of a kilogram of the usually ubiquitous red fruit has risen seven - or eightfold in Israel and Palestine in the past month as a result of the scorching summer, with some retailers charging up to 14 or 15 shekels (around £2.50). ❋ Tania Branigan In Beijing (2010)

Just as important, critics also complain that Better Place's electricity subscription plans—starting at 1,090 shekels a month—reflect only a 20% discount to gasoline prices for similar mileage. ❋ Joshua Mitnick (2011)

Last summer I worked in the minimarket across the street, packing stuff in nylon bags, got ten shekels an hour. ❋ Blue Tyson (2010)

[Id] say they cost ya a few shekels. Yeah [not too bad], 60 [quid]. ❋ Womoma (2005)

Felix: "first part of [the leg] that gets shekels....I mean [shackled]......Oh no'' 4chan: *squealing* ''he knows'' -anti-Semitic jokes- ''yiii [one of us] <3'' ❋ Miles Evangelista (2019)

Felix: "first part of the leg that gets shekels....I mean [shackled]......Oh no'' 4chan: *squealing* ''he knows'' [anti-Semitic] jokes ''yiii [one of us] <3'' ❋ Miles Evangelista (2019)

Felix: "first part of [the leg] that gets shekels....I mean [shackled]......Oh no'' 4chan: blah blah blah ''he knows'' [anti-Semitic] terms ''yee one of us'' ❋ Miles Evangelista (2019)

"a [bubble gum] for a shekel?? [thats] [robbery]!" ❋ Inferno (2005)

Let's spend a few [shekels] on [redecorating] [the place]. ❋ Icabod Engr (2004)

Hey, bob, I'll pay you [back on] [Friday] when I get shekelized. Hey you better shekelize me soon, I am short on [rent] ❋ Greasus93 (2016)

[Abbie]: I love saying [the n word]! [Josh]: That is kinda shekeled ❋ Bleach Cd (2023)

"I will have to destroy your knees, [it's going] to be [painful]. Knees is one of the most painful places in the body to get [shekeled]." ❋ Niconiconiconi (2019)

Shay and Suzanne got completely shekeled in [Tel Aviv] last night on 7 [Shekel] beers and 10 Shekel [mixed drinks] and ended up making out in the bathroom all night long. Dude, we are going to get absolutely shekeled tonight ❋ Jtrader (2009)