לִ֠/שְׁקוֹל
𐤋/𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤋
shâqal
to pay
To weigh or measure out, particularly by means of a balance, with the nuances of ascertaining the value or quantity of an object (most commonly metal, such as silver or gold, but also goods more broadly), to pay or deliver by measured weight, to assess the worth of something. The root meaning extends into transactional contexts involving weighing out an item as payment, receiving such weighed items, and the related sense of expending or spending via what has been weighed. In certain idiomatic occurrences, it may also refer to carefully considering or evaluating (by analogy to balancing on scales).
Esther 4:7 · Word #14
Lexicon H8254
| Lemma | שָׁקַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤒𐤋 |
| Transliteration | shâqal |
| Strong's | H8254 |
| Definition | To weigh or measure out, particularly by means of a balance, with the nuances of ascertaining the value or quantity of an object (most commonly metal, such as silver or gold, but also goods more broadly), to pay or deliver by measured weight, to assess the worth of something. The root meaning extends into transactional contexts involving weighing out an item as payment, receiving such weighed items, and the related sense of expending or spending via what has been weighed. In certain idiomatic occurrences, it may also refer to carefully considering or evaluating (by analogy to balancing on scales). |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to pay |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8254-02
to weigh out
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive construct with prefixed ל indicating purpose or result ("to weigh"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל expresses the simple active action "to weigh." Rendering it as "to weigh out" preserves the root’s primary sense of measuring or determining value by weight, especially in transactional contexts. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to weigh out
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'To weigh out' matches the Hebrew infinitive and the action involved according to the SILEX definition; contextually correct with regard to money payment. |