שָׁקַלverbweigh (Late Hebrew
id.; Arabic
be heavy,
heaviness, weight,
load, Old Aramaic
תקלweigh, Aramaic
תְּקַל,
(weigh), pay,
תִּקְלָאshekel, but also (Old Aramaic, Zinjirli)
שקל,
שקלן Lzb
382;
lift up; Assyrian
ša‡@âlu,
weigh,
ši‡lu (apparently)=
שֶׁקֶל; Ethiopic
hand up, weigh; Phoenician
משקלweight; compare Frä
202, also Greek
σίγλος (
ᵐ5σίκλος) Lag
M ii. 357 Lewy
Framdw. 118 f.; — on connection of meanings compare
weigh transitive and intransitive=German
wägen, wiegen, also
heave, heavy, heft (=
weight, obs. or colloq.)); —
QalPerfect3masculine singular ׳שׁ2 Samuel 14:26; Isaiah 40:12; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׁקִלExodus 22:16, suffix יִשְׁקְלֵ֫נִיJob 31:6, etc.; Infinitive absoluteשָׁקוֺלJob 6:2; construct לִשְׁקוֺלEsther 4:7; Participle activeשֹׁקֵלIsaiah 33:18; 2 Samuel 18:12 read perhaps passiveשָׁקֻל, see infra, —
1weigh, human subject, accusative of thing 2 Samuel 14:26; Isaiah 46:6 (ב of scale); figurative, ׳י subject Isaiah 40:12 also (accusative of person) Job 31:6 (both with ב of scale); compare Infinitive absolute below
Niph`al; weigh precious metals intrusted to one, ל person Ezra 8:25, עַליָֿדָםEzra 8:26, accusative of thing omitted Ezra 8:29 (לִפְנֵי of superior).
2weigh out a price (i.e. pay): accusative of silver Exodus 22:16 (E), 1 Kings 20:39; Zechariah 11:12; Jeremiah 32:10 (ב of scale), Isaiah 55:2 (with ב, in exchange for); +ל person Jeremiah 32:9; Genesis 23:16 (P); +עַלכַּֿמַּי2 Samuel 18:12 (read perhaps שָׁקֻל, so We KitKau Bu Buhl), ׳עַליְֿדֵי פEsther 3:9, עַלגִּֿנְזֵי הַמֶּלֶךְEsther 4:7
Niph`albe weighed:
1Perfect3masculine singular נִשְׁקַל, subject of thing Ezra 8:33 (passive of Qal Ezra 8:25f.); Imperfect3masculine singular figurative (+ Qal Infinitive absolute), לוּ שָׁקוֺליִשָּׁקֵל כַּעְשִׂיJob 6:2.
2be weighted out, as price, Job 28:15.
[תְּקַל] verbweigh (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew שָׁקַל, שֶׁקֶל); —
Pe`ilPerfect2masculine singular תְּקִלְתָּא (WCG 224) Daniel 5:27thou hast been weighed, ב of scales.
Strong's Hebrew: 8254. שָׁקַל (shaqal) — 22 Occurrences
Genesis 23:16
HEB:אֶל־ עֶפְרוֹן֒ וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ל אַבְרָהָם֙ לְעֶפְרֹ֔ן
NAS: and Abraham weighed out for Ephron
KJV: and Abraham weighed to Ephron
INT: to Ephron weighed and Abraham Ephron
Exodus 22:17
HEB:ל֑וֹ כֶּ֣סֶף יִשְׁקֹ֔ל כְּמֹ֖הַר הַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃
NAS: to give her to him, he shall pay money
KJV: to give her unto him, he shall pay money
INT: to give money shall pay to the dowry virgins
2 Samuel 14:26
HEB:עָלָ֖יו וְגִלְּח֑וֹ וְשָׁקַל֙ אֶת־ שְׂעַ֣ר
NAS: on him so he cut it), he weighed the hair
KJV: on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair
INT: on polled weighed the hair of his head
2 Samuel 18:12
HEB:ק) אָנֹכִ֜י שֹׁקֵ֤ל עַל־ כַּפַּי֙
NAS: Even if I should receive a thousand
KJV: Though I should receive a thousand
INT: if I receive in my hand
1 Kings 20:39
HEB:כִכַּר־ כֶּ֖סֶף תִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃
NAS: or else you shall pay a talent
KJV: be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent
INT: A talent of silver shall pay
Ezra 8:25
HEB:[וָאֶשְׁקֹולָה כ] (וָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣ה ק) לָהֶ֔ם
NAS:and I weighed out to them the silver,
KJV:And weighed unto them the silver,
INT:pay like the silver
Ezra 8:26
HEB: וָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨ה עַל־ יָדָ֜ם
NAS:Thus I weighed into their hands 650
KJV:I even weighed unto their hand six
INT:weighed unto their hand
Ezra 8:29
HEB:וְשִׁמְר֗וּ עַֽד־ תִּשְׁקְל֡וּ לִפְנֵי֩ שָׂרֵ֨י
NAS: [them] until you weigh [them] before
KJV: ye, and keep [them], until ye weigh [them] before
INT: and keep until weigh before the leading
Ezra 8:33
HEB:וּבַיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִיעִ֡י נִשְׁקַ֣ל הַכֶּסֶף֩ וְהַזָּהָ֨ב
NAS: and the utensils were weighed out in the house
KJV: and the vessels weighed in the house
INT: day the fourth were weighed the silver and the gold
Esther 3:9
HEB:כִּכַּר־ כֶּ֗סֶף אֶשְׁקוֹל֙ עַל־ יְדֵי֙
NAS: that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten
KJV: that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten
INT: talents of silver will pay into the hands
Esther 4:7
HEB:אָמַ֤ר הָמָן֙ לִ֠שְׁקוֹל עַל־ גִּנְזֵ֥י
NAS: had promised to pay to the king's
KJV: had promised to pay to the king's
INT: had promised Haman to pay and treasuries
Job 6:2
HEB: ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י
NAS: that my grief were actually weighed
KJV: my grief were throughly weighed,
INT: Oh were actually weighed my grief
Job 6:2
HEB:ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י [וְהַיָּתִי
NAS: were actually weighed And laid
KJV: were throughly weighed, and my calamity
INT: Oh were actually weighed my grief calamity
Job 28:15
HEB:תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְלֹ֥א יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל כֶּ֣סֶף מְחִירָֽהּ׃
NAS: can silver be weighed as its price.
KJV: neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price
INT: exchange Nor be weighed silver price
Job 31:6
HEB: יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־ צֶ֑דֶק
NAS:Let Him weigh me with accurate scales,
KJV:Let me be weighed in an even balance,
INT:weigh scales accurate
Isaiah 33:18
HEB:סֹפֵר֙ אַיֵּ֣ה שֹׁקֵ֔ל אַיֵּ֖ה סֹפֵ֥ר
NAS: Where is he who weighs? Where
KJV: Where [is] the scribe? where [is] the receiver? where [is] he that counted
INT: counts Where where the receiver Where counts
Isaiah 40:12
HEB:עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֑רֶץ וְשָׁקַ֤ל בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ הָרִ֔ים
NAS: by the measure, And weighed the mountains
KJV: in a measure, and weighed the mountains
INT: the dust of the earth and weighed A balance the mountains
Isaiah 46:6
HEB:וְכֶ֖סֶף בַּקָּנֶ֣ה יִשְׁקֹ֑לוּ יִשְׂכְּר֤וּ צוֹרֵף֙
NAS: from the purse And weigh silver
KJV: out of the bag, and weigh silver
INT: silver the scale and weigh Hire A goldsmith
Isaiah 55:2
HEB: לָ֤מָּה תִשְׁקְלוּ־ כֶ֙סֶף֙ בְּֽלוֹא־
NAS: Why do you spend money
KJV:Wherefore do ye spend money
INT: Why spend money is not
Jeremiah 32:9
HEB:אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּעֲנָת֑וֹת וָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־ לּוֹ֙ אֶת־
NAS: son, and I weighed out the silver
KJV: that [was] in Anathoth, and weighed him the money,
INT: which Anathoth weighed the silver seven
Jeremiah 32:10
HEB:וָאָעֵ֖ד עֵדִ֑ים וָאֶשְׁקֹ֥ל הַכֶּ֖סֶף בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃
NAS: in witnesses, and weighed out the silver
KJV: witnesses, and weighed [him] the money
INT: and called witnesses and weighed the silver the scales
Zechariah 11:12
HEB:לֹ֣א ׀ חֲדָ֑לוּ וַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּ אֶת־ שְׂכָרִ֖י
NAS: not, never mind! So they weighed out thirty
KJV: and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price
INT: not never weighed my wages thirty