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Shekel (Biblical Hebrew)

The shekel was a fundamental unit of weight and currency in ancient Biblical Hebrew times. It originally referred to a weight of about 11 grams (0.4 ounces), used to measure silver and other precious metals.

Shekels were used in trade, religious offerings, and taxation. The term also evolved into a currency unit in later periods.

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  Weight: approximately 11 grams (0.4 oz)

  
  
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  Used for weighing precious metals and as currency

  
  
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  Central to ancient Hebrew economy and religious practices

  
  

Gram (g)

The gram is a unit of mass in the metric system and a derived unit in the SI (International System of Units).

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  It is defined as one-thousandth of a kilogram:
  
  1 gram = 0.001 kilograms (10⁻³ kg)

  
  
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  Symbol: g

  
  
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  The gram is commonly used to measure small quantities of mass, such as in cooking, medicine, and science.

  
  

Key Facts:

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  1 g = 1/1000 of a kilogram

  
  
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  Widely used in daily life and science for small masses

  
  
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  Metric and SI-compatible

  
  

Though the kilogram is the SI base unit for mass, the gram is more practical for everyday use.