4948. mishqal
Lexicon
mishqal: Weight, measure

Original Word: מִשְׁקָל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mishqal
Pronunciation: mish-KAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (mish-kawl')
Definition: Weight, measure
Meaning: weight, weighing

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
full weight

From shaqal; weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act) -- (full) weight.

see HEBREW shaqal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from shaqal
Definition
weight
NASB Translation
full (1), rationed amounts (1), weigh (1), weighed (4), weighing (3), weight (39).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִשְׁקָל noun masculine id.;; — absolute׳מ 1Ki 25:16+; construct מִשְׁקַל Judges 8:26+; suffix מִשְׁקָלוֺ Genesis 24:22+, etc.; — weight Genesis 24:22 (twice in verse)(J), Joshua 7:21 (JE), Judges 8:26; 1 Samuel 17:5; 2 Samuel 12:30; 2 Samuel 21:16a (2Samuel 21:16b read שֶׁקֶל with ᵐ5.[see especially ᵐ5L] We Dr and modern), 1 Kings 7:47; 1 Kings 10:14; Numbers 7:13 + 11t. Numbers 7 (P), 7 t. Chronicles; of wind Job 28:25; בְּמִשְׁקָלוֺ Genesis 43:21(J) in its (full) weight t, compare ׳מאֹזְנֵי מ Ezekiel 5:1; ׳בַּמּ by weight Leviticus 26:26; 1 Chronicles 28:14 a. 1 Chronicles 28:18 ׳בְּמ id. Ezekiel 4:16 (of bread), Ezra 8:34; 1 Chronicles 28:14b; 1 Chronicles 28:15 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 28:17 (twice in verse); ׳בַּמּ Leviticus 19:35 in respect to weight, compare ׳מ 1 Chronicles 28:16 as to weight, in weight; ׳לֹאהָֿיָה מ (i.e. there was too much to be weighed) 2 Kings 25:16 = Jeremiah 52:20,׳אֵתן מ 1 Chronicles 22:3,14.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root verb שָׁקַל (shaqal), which means "to weigh."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G2218 ζυγός (zygos): Often translated as "yoke" or "balance," this term can relate to the concept of weighing or balance in a metaphorical sense.
G3358 μέτρον (metron): Meaning "measure," this term is used in contexts involving measurement, which can include weight.
G4976 σκεῦος (skeuos): While primarily meaning "vessel" or "implement," it can be associated with items used in weighing or measuring.

These Greek terms reflect the broader biblical themes of measurement, balance, and fairness, paralleling the Hebrew concept of מִשְׁקָל.

Usage: The word מִשְׁקָל appears in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often related to the physical weight of objects, precious metals, or commodities. It is used to describe the act of weighing or the result of weighing.

Context: מִשְׁקָל (mishqal) is a noun masculine in Biblical Hebrew, primarily used to indicate the weight of an object. It is often found in contexts involving trade, commerce, and offerings, where precise measurements were crucial. The concept of weight in the ancient Near East was significant for ensuring fair trade and accurate transactions. In the Bible, weights were often standardized using stones or other materials, and the term מִשְׁקָל would be used to describe the weight of precious metals like gold and silver, as seen in various passages.

For example, in 1 Kings 10:14, the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year is described: "The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents." Here, מִשְׁקָל is used to quantify the substantial amount of gold received.

The concept of weight also extends metaphorically in the Scriptures, symbolizing the value or worth of something, whether material or spiritual. The accurate weighing of goods was a matter of justice and righteousness, reflecting the broader biblical theme of fairness and integrity in dealings.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּמִשְׁקַל־ בְּמִשְׁקָ֔ל בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל בְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹ בְּמִשְׁקָל֙ בַּמִּשְׁקָ֑ל בַּמִּשְׁקָ֖ל בַּמִּשְׁקָל֙ במשקל במשקל־ במשקלו הַמִּשְׁקָ֖ל המשקל וּמִשְׁקַ֤ל וּמִשְׁקַל֙ וּמִשְׁקָ֛ל וּמִשְׁקָ֞ל וּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּ ומשקל ומשקלה מִשְׁקַ֛ל מִשְׁקַ֞ל מִשְׁקַ֣ל מִשְׁקַ֥ל מִשְׁקָ֑ל מִשְׁקָ֔ל מִשְׁקָ֖ל מִשְׁקָ֛ל מִשְׁקָֽל׃ מִשְׁקָל֑וֹ מִשְׁקָל֔וֹ מִשְׁקָלָֽם׃ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ משקל משקל׃ משקלה משקלו משקלם׃ bam·miš·qāl bammishKal bammišqāl bə·miš·qā·lōw bə·miš·qāl bə·miš·qal- bemishKal bemishkaLo bəmišqāl bəmišqal- bəmišqālōw ham·miš·qāl hammishKal hammišqāl miš·qā·lāh miš·qā·lām miš·qā·lōw miš·qal miš·qāl mishKal mishkaLah mishkaLam mishkaLo mišqal mišqāl mišqālāh mišqālām mišqālōw ū·miš·qā·lāh ū·miš·qal ū·miš·qāl umishKal umishkaLah ūmišqal ūmišqāl ūmišqālāh
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Genesis 24:22
HEB: זָהָ֔ב בֶּ֖קַע מִשְׁקָל֑וֹ וּשְׁנֵ֤י צְמִידִים֙
NAS: ring weighing a half-shekel
KJV: of half a shekel weight, and two
INT: A gold A half-shekel weighing and two bracelets

Genesis 24:22
HEB: עֲשָׂרָ֥ה זָהָ֖ב מִשְׁקָלָֽם׃
NAS: for her wrists weighing ten
KJV: of ten [shekels] weight of gold;
INT: ten gold weighing

Genesis 43:21
HEB: אַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ כַּסְפֵּ֖נוּ בְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹ וַנָּ֥שֶׁב אֹת֖וֹ
NAS: our money in full. So we have brought it back
KJV: our money in full weight: and we have brought it again
INT: of his sack our money full have brought our hand

Leviticus 19:35
HEB: בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט בַּמִּדָּ֕ה בַּמִּשְׁקָ֖ל וּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃
NAS: in measurement of weight, or capacity.
KJV: in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
INT: judgment measurement of weight capacity

Leviticus 26:26
HEB: וְהֵשִׁ֥יבוּ לַחְמְכֶ֖ם בַּמִּשְׁקָ֑ל וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖ם וְלֹ֥א
NAS: your bread in rationed amounts, so that you will eat
KJV: again by weight: and ye shall eat,
INT: will bring your bread rationed you will eat not

Numbers 7:13
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙
NAS: dish whose weight [was] one hundred
KJV: charger, the weight thereof [was] an hundred
INT: and thirty hundred weight bowl one

Numbers 7:19
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙
NAS: dish whose weight [was] one hundred
KJV: charger, the weight whereof [was] an hundred
INT: and thirty hundred weight bowl one

Numbers 7:25
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙
NAS: dish whose weight [was] one hundred
KJV: charger, the weight whereof [was] an hundred
INT: and thirty hundred weight bowl one

Numbers 7:31
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙
NAS: dish whose weight [was] one hundred
KJV: charger of the weight of an hundred
INT: and thirty hundred weight bowl one

Numbers 7:37
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙
NAS: dish whose weight [was] one hundred
KJV: charger, the weight whereof [was] an hundred
INT: and thirty hundred weight bowl one

Numbers 7:43
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙
NAS: dish whose weight [was] one hundred
KJV: charger of the weight of an hundred
INT: and thirty hundred weight bowl one

Numbers 7:49
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙
NAS: dish whose weight [was] one hundred
KJV: charger, the weight whereof [was] an hundred
INT: and thirty hundred weight bowl one

Numbers 7:55
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙
NAS: dish whose weight [was] one hundred
KJV: charger of the weight of an hundred
INT: and thirty hundred weight bowl one

Numbers 7:61
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙
NAS: dish whose weight [was] one hundred
KJV: charger, the weight whereof [was] an hundred
INT: and thirty hundred weight bowl one

Numbers 7:67
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙
NAS: dish whose weight [was] one hundred
KJV: charger, the weight whereof [was] an hundred
INT: and thirty hundred weight bowl one

Numbers 7:73
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙
NAS: dish whose weight [was] one hundred
KJV: charger, the weight whereof [was] an hundred
INT: and thirty one weight bowl one

Numbers 7:79
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙
NAS: dish whose weight [was] one hundred
KJV: charger, the weight whereof [was] an hundred
INT: and thirty hundred weight bowl one

Joshua 7:21
HEB: חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים שְׁקָלִים֙ מִשְׁקָל֔וֹ וָֽאֶחְמְדֵ֖ם וָֽאֶקָּחֵ֑ם
NAS: shekels in weight, then I coveted
KJV: shekels weight, then I coveted
INT: fifty shekels weight coveted and took

Judges 8:26
HEB: וַיְהִ֗י מִשְׁקַ֞ל נִזְמֵ֤י הַזָּהָב֙
NAS: The weight of the gold earrings
KJV: And the weight of the golden earrings
INT: become and the weight earrings gold

1 Samuel 17:5
HEB: ה֣וּא לָב֑וּשׁ וּמִשְׁקַל֙ הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן חֲמֵשֶׁת־
NAS: with scale-armor which weighed five
KJV: of mail; and the weight of the coat
INT: and he was clothed weighed of the coat five

2 Samuel 12:30
HEB: מֵעַ֨ל רֹאשׁ֜וֹ וּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּ כִּכַּ֤ר זָהָב֙
NAS: from his head; and its weight [was] a talent
KJV: from off his head, the weight whereof [was] a talent
INT: from his head weight a talent of gold

2 Samuel 21:16
HEB: בִּילִידֵ֣י הָרָפָ֗ה וּמִשְׁקַ֤ל קֵינוֹ֙ שְׁלֹ֤שׁ
NAS: of the giant, the weight of whose spear
KJV: of the giant, the weight of whose spear
INT: the descendants of the giant the weight spear was three

2 Samuel 21:16
HEB: שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְה֖וּא
NAS: [shekels] of bronze in weight, was girded
KJV: [shekels] of brass in weight, he being girded
INT: was three hundred weight bronze he

1 Kings 7:47
HEB: לֹ֥א נֶחְקַ֖ר מִשְׁקַ֥ל הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃
NAS: many; the weight of the bronze
KJV: many: neither was the weight of the brass
INT: could not be ascertained the weight of the bronze

1 Kings 10:14
HEB: וַֽיְהִי֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: Now the weight of gold which
KJV: Now the weight of gold that came
INT: become now the weight of gold that

49 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4948
49 Occurrences


bam·miš·qāl — 4 Occ.
bə·miš·qāl — 7 Occ.
bə·miš·qā·lōw — 1 Occ.
ham·miš·qāl — 1 Occ.
miš·qal — 16 Occ.
miš·qā·lāh — 12 Occ.
miš·qā·lām — 1 Occ.
miš·qā·lōw — 2 Occ.
ū·miš·qal — 4 Occ.
ū·miš·qā·lāh — 1 Occ.















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