pe.les denotes a balance used in weighing, in both cosmic measurement and just weighing practice.

The attested use is a balance or weighing implement: Isaiah 40:12 places it in the weighing of hills, while Proverbs 16:11 places it with scales in a statement about justice.

1. Balance used for weighing · dominant

   Both occurrences use the masculine singular absolute noun in weighing contexts. In Isaiah 40:12 the APB renders the clause “weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance”; in Proverbs 16:11 it renders “A balance and scales of justice belong to the LORD.”

   Isaiah 40:12Proverbs 16:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the noun among weighing instruments, using “balance” in both verses; Its precise correspondence within each paired expression cannot be isolated.