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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.
Stone (st) — an imperial unit of mass equal to 14 pounds
It is defined as exactly 14 avoirdupois pounds; since 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly, 1 st = 6.35029318 kg exactly. Used mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland for measuring human body weight.
- Symbol: st
- System: Imperial unit for mass
- Exact relations: 1 st = 14 lb = 224 oz = 6.35029318 kg
- Metric equivalents: 1 st ≈ 6.35029 kg ≈ 6350.29 g
- Typical examples: a person weighing 10 st is 140 lb; a small adult ~8 st; a larger adult ~15 st.