מֹאזְנֵ֣י

𐤌𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉

mozeney

scales

from אָזַן; (only in the dual) a pair of scales; balances.

H3976

Proverbs 11:1 · Word #1

Lexicon H3976

Lemmaמֹאזֵן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤀𐤆𐤍
Transliterationmôʼzên
Strong'sH3976
In-contextscales

Morphology HNcmdc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number d — Dual — Dual (exactly two)
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H3976-02

balances of

Rootאזן (ʾ-z-n)
Core Meaningsto weigh, balance, measure; ear (as instrument of perception)
Semantic Rangeweighing scales, balances for commerce, instruments of measurement, figurative measure of justice or evaluation
Conceptual SignificanceBalances symbolize just measurement and ethical integrity in commerce and judgment. Honest balances represent covenant faithfulness and divine justice, while false balances signify moral corruption and social injustice.
Morphological NotesNoun, common masculine dual construct (HNcmdc). The form מֹאזְנֵי is the construct form of the dual מֹאזְנַיִם, "balances" or "scales," indicating possession or association with a following noun.
Rendering Rationaleמֹאזְנֵי is a masculine dual noun in the construct state, referring to a pair of weighing balances belonging to or associated with what follows. Rendering it "balances of" preserves both the dual sense (a pair of scales) and its construct relationship, while retaining the root idea of weighing and balancing from אזן.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אזן (to weigh, balance, measure; ear (as instrument of perception))

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H245-01 azaneyah Heard-by-Yah
H241-01 azenam their listening-ear
H241-02 azenay my two ears
H241-03 azenayikhe your two listening-ears
H241-04 azenayim two ears
H241-05 azenayv his two ears
H241-06 azenekha your ear
H241-07 azenekhe your (feminine) ear of hearing
H241-08 azenekhem your ear
H241-09 azeneyhem their listening-ears
H241-10 azeneykha your two listening ears
H241-11 azeni my listening-ear
H241-12 azeno his listening-ear
azenot Ear-Heights
H238-01 azin I will give ear
H241-13 beazenay in my two ears
H241-14 beazenayv in his two ears
H241-15 beazeney in the two ears of
H241-16 beazeneyhem in their ears
H241-17 beazeneykha in your two ears
H241-18 beazeneykhem in the ears of you (masculine plural)
H241-19 beazeneynu in our ears
H3976-01 bemozenayim in a pair of balances
H238-02 haazinah Give ear!
H238-03 haazinu Give ear, you men!
H238-04 haezenah Give ear, you women!
heezin he gave attentive ear
H238-05 heezinu they gave ear
H238-06 mezin one giving ear
H241-20 ozen listening-ear of
H3976-03 umozeney and the pair of balance-scales of
H241-21 uveazenayv and in his ears
H241-22 uveazeney and in the ears of
H241-23 uveazeneykha and in your two ears
H241-24 veazenay in my ear
H241-25 veazenayikhe and your two listening-ears
H241-26 veazenayim and a pair of ears
H241-27 veazenayv and his pair of ears
H241-28 veazenekha and your two ears
H241-29 veazeney and the two ears of
H241-30 veazeneyhem in the ears of them (masc.)
H241-31 veazeneykha and your two ears
H241-32 veazeneynu in our ears
H241-33 veazeno in his ear
H238-07 vehaazinu and give ear, you (masculine plural)
vemozaneya in the twin-balances
H3976-04 vemozeney in the pair of balancing-scales of
H241-34 veozen and ear-of
H2970-01 veyaazaneyahu and Yaʿazanyah (Yah-has-heard)
H2970-02 yaazaneyah Yah-Hears
H238-08 yaazin he will give ear
yaazinu they will give ear
H241-35 znv his listening-ear

Word Usage (15 occurrences of H3976)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 19:36 מֹ֧אזְנֵי mozeney just balances
Isaiah 40:12 בְּ/מֹאזְנָֽיִם bemozenayim in a balance
Isaiah 40:15 מֹאזְנַ֖יִם mozenayim on the scales
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