The plural of agora (Hebrew), a unit of currency in Israel; 100 agorot equal one Israeli shekel.
From Hebrew אגורה (agora), plural אגורות (agorot). The term was adopted into modern Hebrew when Israel established its currency system, drawing on the ancient Greek word for marketplace.
It's amazing that the Hebrew word for the smallest unit of Israeli currency comes from the ancient Greek word for marketplace—showing how the Israelis consciously linked their modern nation to ancient Mediterranean commerce and democracy!
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