zuz

American  

[zooz] / zuz /

noun

• zuzim
  plural

1. an ancient Hebrew silver coin, the fourth part of a silver shekel.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• zuzim
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of zuz

First recorded in 1685–95; from Hebrew zūz, from Aramaic zūzā, from Akkadian zūzu “half, division,” from zūzu “to divide”

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Example Sentences

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zuzim

And a staff came and smote the dog which had bitten the cat, which had devoured the kid, which my father bought for two zuzim.

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill

And a cat came and devoured the kid which my father bought for two zuzim.

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill

His father had started on the curious Chaldaic recitative that wound it up: One only kid, one only kid, which my father bought for two zuzim.

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill

And a water came and extinguished the fire, which had burnt the staff, which had smitten the dog, which had bitten the cat, which had devoured the kid, which my father bought for two zuzim.

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill

And a fire came and burnt the staff, which had smitten the dog, which had bitten the cat, which had devoured the kid, which my father bought for two zuzim.

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill

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