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zuz

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[zooz] / zuz /

noun

plural

zuzim

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

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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