The term "shekel" has a few different meanings, mainly associated with currency or historical measurement: 1. **Currency**: The shekel is the official currency of Israel, known as the Israeli new shekel (ILS). It is subdivided into 100 agorot. The shekel has a long history, dating back to ancient times when it was used as a unit of weight and later as a form of currency.
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