The meaning of “שָׁקַל”
Understanding shâqal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
pay, receive(-r), spend, [idiom] throughly, weigh. - to suspend or poise (especially in trade) 1) to weigh, weigh out, p...
שָׁקַל
pay, receive(-r), spend, [idiom] throughly, weigh. - to suspend or poise (especially in trade) 1) to weigh, weigh out, pay out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to weigh 1a2) to weigh out (a price) 1a3) of grief (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be weighed 1b2) to be weighed out
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 23:16 | “And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.” Word: שָׁקַל (shâqal) | |
| 2 Samuel 18:12 | “And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.” Word: שָׁקַל (shâqal) | |
| Ezra 8:29 | “Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.” Word: שָׁקַל (shâqal) | |
| Job 28:15 | “It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.” Word: שָׁקַל (shâqal) | |
| Jeremiah 32:10 | “And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.” Word: שָׁקַל (shâqal) |
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