The shekel in Biblical Hebrew is a unit of weight and currency that is smaller than both the talent and the mina. It was commonly used for trade and transactions and had different values depending on the historical era and location. In some contexts, it was equivalent to 20 gerahs.
In the United States, a "quarter" is a common informal term used to refer to a quarter of various units of measurement, such as a quarter of a dollar, a quarter of a year, or a quarter of other divisible quantities. However, when used in the context of weight or mass, a "quarter" typically refers to a quarter of a hundredweight (cwt).
Since a hundredweight (cwt) in the United States is equal to 100 pounds (lbs), a quarter of a hundredweight is equal to:
1 quarter (US) = 25 pounds (lbs)
So, when you see "quarter" used in the context of weight or mass in the United States, it generally means 25 pounds. This term is often used informally, especially in agricultural or trade contexts, to refer to a convenient fraction of weight.