Swelling due to blockage of a salivary duct is diagnosed because of the relationship of pain to mealtimes. To diagnose other causes of swelling, a dentist or doctor may perform a biopsy to obtain a sample of salivary gland tissue and examine it under a microscope.
A biblical shekel's weight in modern units is equal to 0.497 ounces (14.1 grams). Below are listed some ancient measurements with some modern equivalents given. Biblical. Volume. omer = 4.188 quarts (modern) or 0.45 peck (modern) or 3.964 liters (modern) 9.4 omers = 1 bath. 10 omers = 1 ephah. Weight.
Also, sheqel. a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Israel equal to 100 agorot: replaced the pound in 1980. 2. an ancient, originally Babylonian, unit of weight, of varying value, taken as equal to the fiftieth or the sixtieth part of a mina or to about a quarter to half an ounce. 3. a coin of this weight, especially the chief silver coin of the ancient Hebrews.