A monetary unit or subdivision used in historical Israeli and Jewish contexts, related to ancient coin systems.
From Hebrew agura, derived from ancient Near Eastern root words for metal or coin. Related to the biblical concept of monetary exchange and weight-based currency systems.
Ancient currencies were often named after weights (like 'shekel' meaning weight) because money was literally measured metal. Learning currency names tells you how people in that time thought about value and commerce!
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.