Lexicon
תְּקַל
te.qal
H8625A
A:V Hebrew

to weigh

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Hebrew
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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

  1. 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.

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