mo.zen denotes paired weighing equipment, especially in contexts of honest or deceptive measures and acts of weighing.

The term most often denotes weighing equipment in instructions and judgments concerning proper versus deceptive measures. It also appears for scales used in weighing silver, hair, suffering, and the comparative weight of mountains, nations, or persons.

1. Scales for honest or deceptive trade measures · dominant

   In Leviticus 19:36 and Ezekiel 45:10, the construct dual form occurs in commands for righteous measures. In Amos 8:5, Micah 6:11, Proverbs 11:1, and Proverbs 20:23, the APB renders clauses concerning false, wicked, or deceitful balances and weights, showing the equipment in commercial assessment.

   Leviticus 19:36Ezekiel 45:10Amos 8:5Micah 6:11Proverbs 11:1Proverbs 20:23
2. Scales in weighing and comparison · common

   The absolute dual form occurs where something is weighed or set in comparison: silver in Jeremiah 32:10, vexation and calamity in Job 6:2, and mountains and hills in Isaiah 40:12. In Ezekiel 5:1 the APB renders an instruction to divide hair with “scales of weight,” while Job 31:6 places the speaker in balances of righteousness.

   Jeremiah 32:10Job 6:2Job 31:6Ezekiel 5:1Isaiah 40:12Isaiah 40:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “balances” or “scales,” especially in clauses about weights, silver, and measurement. Its contribution is less clear in Hosea 12:8 and Psalm 62:10.