שָׁק֣וֹל
𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤋
shâqal
were weighed
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).
Job 6:2 · Word #2
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 HVqa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | a — Infinitive Absolute — Emphasizes the verb |
Common Translation
| Phrase | were weighed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8254-04
to weigh
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive absolute; expresses the basic active sense of the root as a verbal abstract. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active action of the root שקל, meaning to weigh or measure on a balance. As an infinitive absolute, it presents the verbal idea in its pure form, hence "to weigh" as a root-faithful rendering. |
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