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Short ton (US ton) — a US customary unit of mass equal to 2000 pounds
It is defined as exactly 2000 avoirdupois pounds; since 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly, 1 short ton = 907.18474 kg exactly. Used mainly in the United States for measuring large masses in freight, shipping, industry, agriculture, construction, vehicles, and commodities.
- Symbol: US ton, short ton
- System: US customary unit for mass
- Exact relations: 1 short ton = 2000 lb = 32,000 oz = 907.18474 kg
- Metric equivalents: 1 short ton ≈ 907.185 kg ≈ 0.907185 t
- Typical examples: a small car ~1.5 short tons; a pickup truck ~2.5 short tons; bulk gravel, coal, or grain often measured in short tons.
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.