mish.qal denotes the measured heaviness assigned to objects, metals, goods, and provisions.

The term consistently marks measured heaviness: the stated mass of valuable objects and materials, the amount recorded or assessed by weighing, and provisions distributed according to weight. It can also occur where an amount is too great to be weighed or determined.

1. Measured mass of an object or quantity · dominant

   The term identifies the measured amount attached to physical items and materials: in Numbers 7:13 the construct form occurs with a silver dish and bowl specified in shekels, while in 1 Chronicles 28:14 absolute singular forms occur in instructions specifying gold and silver articles. It also frames quantities handled or assessed by weighing: in Ezra 8:34 the APB renders the record as being made "by number and by weight," and in Ezekiel 4:16 it renders bread as eaten "by weight" amid scarcity. In 1 Kings 7:47, the clause describes so much bronze that its amount could not be determined.

   Numbers 7:131 Chronicles 28:14Ezra 8:34Ezekiel 4:161 Kings 7:47Genesis 43:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly presents the term with "weight," and also uses expressions such as "weighing," "by weight," and "without weight." These renderings confirm the clauses' concern with measured amounts rather than fixing an English equivalent in every instance.