מִשְׁקַ֣ל
𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋
mishqâl
the weight
A unit of weight or mass, or the act of weighing. 'משקל' refers both to the process of determining weight by a balance and to that which is weighed—the physical mass or designated amount. Its semantic range includes the abstract concept of 'weight' or 'heaviness' as well as concrete units of measurement (e.g., shekel, talent) within economic, cultic, and legal contexts.
2 Chronicles 9:13 · Word #2
Lexicon H4948
| Lemma | מִשְׁקָל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋 |
| Transliteration | mishqâl |
| Strong's | H4948 |
| Definition | A unit of weight or mass, or the act of weighing. 'משקל' refers both to the process of determining weight by a balance and to that which is weighed—the physical mass or designated amount. Its semantic range includes the abstract concept of 'weight' or 'heaviness' as well as concrete units of measurement (e.g., shekel, talent) within economic, cultic, and legal contexts. |
Morphology HNcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the weight |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4948-05
weighed amount of
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun in construct state (HNcmsc) from מִקטָל pattern indicating result of action. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִשְׁקָל derives from שקל and denotes the result or product of weighing—what has been weighed. As a masculine singular construct, it expresses a bound relationship, hence "weighed amount of" to reflect both its construct state and root sense. |
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