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Shekel (shekel) — a historical Hebrew unit of mass
It was originally an ancient unit of weight and later also a coin; its value varied by period and region, while modern biblical unit converters commonly use 11.4 grams. Used mainly in biblical studies, ancient history, archaeology, numismatics, historical trade, and references to Hebrew weights.
- Symbol: shekel
- System: Historical Hebrew and biblical unit for mass
- Common conversion: 1 shekel = 11.4 g = 11,400 mg = 0.0114 kg
- Imperial equivalents (derived from 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly): 1 shekel ≈ 0.402123 oz ≈ 0.0251327 lb
- Typical examples: biblical weights may be listed in shekels; silver payments were historically counted by shekel weight; 100 shekels equals about 1.14 kg.
Ounce (oz) — an imperial and US customary unit of mass
It is defined as exactly one sixteenth of an avoirdupois pound; since 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly, 1 oz = 28.349523125 g exactly. Used in the United States and some other countries for measuring food, packages, precious metals, and everyday small masses.
- Symbol: oz
- System: Imperial and US customary unit for mass
- Exact relations: 1 oz = 1/16 lb = 28.349523125 g = 28,349.523125 mg
- Metric equivalents: 1 oz ≈ 28.3495 g ≈ 0.0283495 kg
- Typical examples: a slice of bread ~1 oz; a letter ~1 oz; a small bag of chips ~1 oz.