Lexicon
מֹאזֵנְיָא
mo.zen
H3977
A:N-M Hebrew

scale

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mo.zen denotes the scales on which someone is weighed and judged deficient in Daniel 5:27.

Its sole attested use names the scales in the image of being weighed and found deficient in Daniel 5:27.

Senses in use

  1. Scales in a weighing of deficiency · dominant

    In Daniel 5:27, the determined masculine plural form occurs in the clause about being weighed; the APB renders the verse, “Tekel—you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 5:27, the APB presents the verse’s weighing image with “the scales.” This identifies the clause’s presentation rather than a precise token-level rendering.

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