1)

What is "ki'Mnor Oregim"?

1.

Rashi: It is the beam on which weavers arrange the warp (lengthwise) threads on a loom.

2)

What is the weight of a Shekel?

1.

Rashi: All Shekalim in Nevi'im are Manim (100 Zuz). 1

2.

Radak: These were Shekalim used for iron weights. There were different Shekalim for different metals. 2 It is as if says Shiklei Barzel. Also "Sigim Kesef" (Yechezkel 22:18) is a Semichus (compound noun, as if it said Sigei), and also "Shekalim Nechoches" above (verse 5). 3

1

This is almost a half-kilo. (PF)

2

Nowadays, precious metals are weighed in troy ounces, unlike a standard ounce. (PF)

3

Also Targum Yonasan explains that it is Semichus. The Ta'amim suggest that it is not; Shekalim is not read together with Barzel. (PF)

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