The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
SHEKALIM
Noun
shekalim
plural of shekel note: This plural conforms to the Hebrew language's method of forming plurals, shekels is a common plural in modern English.
Source: Wiktionary
SHEKEL
Shek"el, n. Etym: [Heb. shegel, fr. shagal to weigh.]
1. An ancient weight and coin used by the Jews and by other nations of the same stock.
Note: A common estimate makes the shekel equal in weight to about 130 grains for gold, 224 grains for silver, and 450 grains for copper, and the approximate values of the coins are (gold) $5.00, (silver) 60 cents, and (copper half shekel), one and one half cents.
2. pl.
Definition: A jocose term for money.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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