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Is 37 shekels ( שקלים) as heavy as a Hamster?

It's about two times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 20 shekels ( שקלים).
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 20 shekels ( שקלים). Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 3,000 shekels ( שקלים) of food in their borrows.
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