8254. shaqal

Strong's Concordance

shaqal: to weigh

Original Word: שָׁקַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shaqal
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-kal')
Definition: to weigh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to weigh
NASB Translation
actually weighed (1), pay (4), receive (1), spend (1), weigh (3), weighed (10), weighs (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שָׁקַל verb weigh (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic be heavy, heaviness, weight, load, Old Aramaic תקל weigh, Aramaic תְּקַל, (weigh), pay, תִּקְלָא shekel, but also (Old Aramaic, Zinjirli) שקל, שקלן Lzb³⁸²; lift up; Assyrian ša‡@âlu, weigh, ši‡lu (apparently) = שֶׁקֶל; Ethiopic hand up, weigh; Phoenician משקל weight; compare Frä²⁰², also Greek σίγλος (ᵐ5 σίκλος) Lag^{M ii. 357} Lewy^{Framdw. 118 f.}; — on connection of meanings compare weigh transitive and intransitive = German wägen, wiegen, also heave, heavy, heft (= weight, obs. or colloq.)); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳שׁ 2 Samuel 14:26; Isaiah 40:12; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׁקִל Exodus 22:16, suffix יִשְׁקְלֵ֫נִי Job 31:6, etc.; Infinitive absolute שָׁקוֺל Job 6:2; construct לִשְׁקוֺל Esther 4:7; Participle active שֹׁקֵל Isaiah 33:18; 2 Samuel 18:12 read perhaps passive שָׁקֻל, see infra, —

1 weigh, human subject, accusative of thing 2 Samuel 14:26; Isaiah 46:6 (ב of scale); figurative, ׳י subject Isaiah 40:12 also (accusative of person) Job 31:6 (both with ב of scale); compare Infinitive absolute below

Niph`al; weigh precious metals intrusted to one, ל person Ezra 8:25, עַליָֿדָם Ezra 8:26, accusative of thing omitted Ezra 8:29 (לִפְנֵי of superior).

2 weigh out a price (i.e. pay): accusative of silver Exodus 22:16 (E), 1 Kings 20:39; Zechariah 11:12; Jeremiah 32:10 (ב of scale), Isaiah 55:2 (with ב, in exchange for); +ל person Jeremiah 32:9; Genesis 23:16 (P); +עַלכַּֿמַּי 2 Samuel 18:12 (read perhaps שָׁקֻל, so We Kit^Kau Bu Buhl), ׳עַליְֿדֵי פ Esther 3:9, עַלגִּֿנְזֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Esther 4:7

Niph`al be weighed:

1 Perfect3masculine singular נִשְׁקַל, subject of thing Ezra 8:33 (passive of Qal Ezra 8:25f.); Imperfect3masculine singular figurative (+ Qal Infinitive absolute), לוּ שָׁקוֺל יִשָּׁקֵל כַּעְשִׂי Job 6:2.

2 be weighted out, as price, Job 28:15.

[תְּקַל] verb weigh (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew שָׁקַל, שֶׁקֶל); —

Pe`il Perfect2masculine singular תְּקִלְתָּא (W^{CG 224}) Daniel 5:27 thou hast been weighed, ב of scales.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

pay, receive, spend, weigh

A primitive root; to suspend or poise (especially in trade) -- pay, receive(-r), spend, X throughly, weigh.

Forms and Transliterations

אֶשְׁקוֹל֙ אשקול וְשָׁקַ֤ל וְשָׁקַל֙ וַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּ וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ל וָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־ וָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨ה וָאֶשְׁקֹ֥ל וָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣ה ואשקל ואשקלה ואשקלה־ וישקל וישקלו ושקל יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי יִשְׁקֹ֑לוּ יִשְׁקֹ֔ל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל ישקל ישקלו ישקלני לִ֠שְׁקוֹל לשקול נִשְׁקַ֣ל נשקל שָׁק֣וֹל שֹׁקֵ֔ל שֹׁקֵ֤ל שקול שקל תִּשְׁקְל֡וּ תִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃ תִשְׁקְלוּ־ תשקול׃ תשקלו תשקלו־ ’eš·qō·wl ’ešqōwl eshkOl liš·qō·wl Lishkol lišqōwl niš·qal nishKal nišqal šā·qō·wl šāqōwl shaKol shoKel šō·qêl šōqêl tiš·qə·lū ṯiš·qə·lū- tiš·qō·wl tishkeLu tishKol tišqəlū ṯišqəlū- tišqōwl vaeshkaLah vaeshKol vaeshkoLah vaiyishkeLu vaiyishKol veshaKal wā’ešqălāh wā’ešqălāh- wā’ešqōl wā’ešqolāh wā·’eš·qă·lāh wā·’eš·qă·lāh- wā·’eš·qo·lāh wā·’eš·qōl way·yiš·qə·lū way·yiš·qōl wayyišqəlū wayyišqōl wə·šā·qal wəšāqal yiš·qə·lê·nî yiš·qō·lū yiš·qōl yiš·šā·qêl yishkeLeni yishKol yishKolu yishshaKel yišqəlênî yišqōl yišqōlū yiššāqêl

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 23:16
HEB: אֶל־ עֶפְרוֹן֒ וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ל אַבְרָהָם֙ לְעֶפְרֹ֔ן
NAS: and Abraham weighed out for Ephron
KJV: and Abraham weighed to Ephron
INT: to Ephron weighed and Abraham Ephron

Exodus 22:17
HEB: ל֑וֹ כֶּ֣סֶף יִשְׁקֹ֔ל כְּמֹ֖הַר הַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃
NAS: to give her to him, he shall pay money
KJV: to give her unto him, he shall pay money
INT: to give money shall pay to the dowry virgins

2 Samuel 14:26
HEB: עָלָ֖יו וְגִלְּח֑וֹ וְשָׁקַל֙ אֶת־ שְׂעַ֣ר
NAS: on him so he cut it), he weighed the hair
KJV: on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair
INT: on polled weighed the hair of his head

2 Samuel 18:12
HEB: ק) אָנֹכִ֜י שֹׁקֵ֤ל עַל־ כַּפַּי֙
NAS: Even if I should receive a thousand
KJV: Though I should receive a thousand
INT: if I receive in my hand

1 Kings 20:39
HEB: כִכַּר־ כֶּ֖סֶף תִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃
NAS: or else you shall pay a talent
KJV: be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent
INT: A talent of silver shall pay

Ezra 8:25
HEB: [וָאֶשְׁקֹולָה כ] (וָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣ה ק) לָהֶ֔ם
NAS: and I weighed out to them the silver,
KJV: And weighed unto them the silver,
INT: pay like the silver

Ezra 8:26
HEB: וָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨ה עַל־ יָדָ֜ם
NAS: Thus I weighed into their hands 650
KJV: I even weighed unto their hand six
INT: weighed unto their hand

Ezra 8:29
HEB: וְשִׁמְר֗וּ עַֽד־ תִּשְׁקְל֡וּ לִפְנֵי֩ שָׂרֵ֨י
NAS: [them] until you weigh [them] before
KJV: ye, and keep [them], until ye weigh [them] before
INT: and keep until weigh before the leading

Ezra 8:33
HEB: וּבַיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִיעִ֡י נִשְׁקַ֣ל הַכֶּסֶף֩ וְהַזָּהָ֨ב
NAS: and the utensils were weighed out in the house
KJV: and the vessels weighed in the house
INT: day the fourth were weighed the silver and the gold

Esther 3:9
HEB: כִּכַּר־ כֶּ֗סֶף אֶשְׁקוֹל֙ עַל־ יְדֵי֙
NAS: that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten
KJV: that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten
INT: talents of silver will pay into the hands

Esther 4:7
HEB: אָמַ֤ר הָמָן֙ לִ֠שְׁקוֹל עַל־ גִּנְזֵ֥י
NAS: had promised to pay to the king's
KJV: had promised to pay to the king's
INT: had promised Haman to pay and treasuries

Job 6:2
HEB: ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י
NAS: that my grief were actually weighed
KJV: my grief were throughly weighed,
INT: Oh were actually weighed my grief

Job 6:2
HEB: ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י [וְהַיָּתִי
NAS: were actually weighed And laid
KJV: were throughly weighed, and my calamity
INT: Oh were actually weighed my grief calamity

Job 28:15
HEB: תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְלֹ֥א יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל כֶּ֣סֶף מְחִירָֽהּ׃
NAS: can silver be weighed as its price.
KJV: neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price
INT: exchange Nor be weighed silver price

Job 31:6
HEB: יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־ צֶ֑דֶק
NAS: Let Him weigh me with accurate scales,
KJV: Let me be weighed in an even balance,
INT: weigh scales accurate

Isaiah 33:18
HEB: סֹפֵר֙ אַיֵּ֣ה שֹׁקֵ֔ל אַיֵּ֖ה סֹפֵ֥ר
NAS: Where is he who weighs? Where
KJV: Where [is] the scribe? where [is] the receiver? where [is] he that counted
INT: counts Where where the receiver Where counts

Isaiah 40:12
HEB: עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֑רֶץ וְשָׁקַ֤ל בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ הָרִ֔ים
NAS: by the measure, And weighed the mountains
KJV: in a measure, and weighed the mountains
INT: the dust of the earth and weighed A balance the mountains

Isaiah 46:6
HEB: וְכֶ֖סֶף בַּקָּנֶ֣ה יִשְׁקֹ֑לוּ יִשְׂכְּר֤וּ צוֹרֵף֙
NAS: from the purse And weigh silver
KJV: out of the bag, and weigh silver
INT: silver the scale and weigh Hire A goldsmith

Isaiah 55:2
HEB: לָ֤מָּה תִשְׁקְלוּ־ כֶ֙סֶף֙ בְּֽלוֹא־
NAS: Why do you spend money
KJV: Wherefore do ye spend money
INT: Why spend money is not

Jeremiah 32:9
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּעֲנָת֑וֹת וָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־ לּוֹ֙ אֶת־
NAS: son, and I weighed out the silver
KJV: that [was] in Anathoth, and weighed him the money,
INT: which Anathoth weighed the silver seven

Jeremiah 32:10
HEB: וָאָעֵ֖ד עֵדִ֑ים וָאֶשְׁקֹ֥ל הַכֶּ֖סֶף בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃
NAS: in witnesses, and weighed out the silver
KJV: witnesses, and weighed [him] the money
INT: and called witnesses and weighed the silver the scales

Zechariah 11:12
HEB: לֹ֣א ׀ חֲדָ֑לוּ וַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּ אֶת־ שְׂכָרִ֖י
NAS: not, never mind! So they weighed out thirty
KJV: and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price
INT: not never weighed my wages thirty

22 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8254
22 Occurrences

’eš·qō·wl — 1 Occ.
liš·qō·wl — 1 Occ.
niš·qal — 1 Occ.
šā·qō·wl — 1 Occ.
šō·qêl — 2 Occ.
tiš·qə·lū — 2 Occ.
tiš·qō·wl — 1 Occ.
wā·’eš·qă·lāh — 2 Occ.
wā·’eš·qōl — 1 Occ.
wā·’eš·qo·lāh — 1 Occ.
way·yiš·qə·lū — 1 Occ.
way·yiš·qōl — 1 Occ.
wə·šā·qal — 2 Occ.
yiš·qə·lê·nî — 1 Occ.
yiš·qōl — 1 Occ.
yiš·qō·lū — 1 Occ.
yiš·šā·qêl — 2 Occ.