תְּקַל
te.qal
H8625A
A:V
Hebrew
to weigh
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Hebrew
Language
te.qal describes being weighed on scales and judged deficient in Daniel 5:27.
The sole attested use portrays a second-person masculine singular subject as weighed on scales and found deficient.
Senses in use
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Being weighed and found deficient · dominant
The Qal passive imperfect form addresses a second-person masculine singular subject in Daniel 5:27. In Daniel 5:27 the APB renders the clause, “you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 5:27, the APB presents the clause as “you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.” The precise division of that English wording among the Aramaic terms is not certain.