weight, the common standard both of weight and value among the Hebrews It is estimated at 220 English grains, or a little more than half an ounce avoirdupois The "shekel of the sanctuary" (Ex 30: 13; Num 3: 47) was equal to twenty gerahs (Ezek 45: 12) There were shekels of gold (1 Chr 21: 25), of silver (1 Sam 9: 8), of brass (17: 5), and of iron (7) When it became a coined piece of money, the shekel of gold was equivalent to about 2 pound of our money Six gold shekels, according to the later Jewish system, were equal in value to fifty silver ones