The concept of "estimated" in the Bible often relates to the idea of assessing value, worth, or quantity, though the specific term "estimated" is not directly used in most translations. The practice of estimation is evident in various contexts, including the valuation of offerings, the assessment of damages, and the determination of worth in both material and spiritual matters.

Valuation of Offerings and Vows

In the Old Testament, the estimation of offerings and vows is a significant aspect of the Levitical law. Leviticus 27 provides detailed instructions on how to estimate the value of persons, animals, and property dedicated to the Lord. The estimation was typically conducted by the priest, who would assess the value based on age, gender, and condition. For example, Leviticus 27:2-3 states, "Speak to the Israelites and say, 'When a man makes a special vow to the LORD involving the valuation of persons, if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel.'"

Assessment of Damages

The estimation of damages is another area where the concept is applied. In Exodus 22, laws concerning restitution for theft or damage to property are outlined. The responsible party is required to make restitution based on the estimated value of the loss. Exodus 22:6 states, "If a fire breaks out and spreads to thornbushes so that it consumes stacked or standing grain or the whole field, the one who started the fire must surely make restitution."

Spiritual Estimation

Beyond material estimation, the Bible also addresses the estimation of spiritual worth and the value of wisdom. Proverbs frequently emphasizes the incomparable value of wisdom and understanding. Proverbs 3:13-15 declares, "Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her."

Estimation in Parables

Jesus often used parables to convey spiritual truths, some of which involve the concept of estimation. In the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30), servants are entrusted with varying amounts of money, and their faithfulness is assessed based on how they manage and invest what they have been given. This parable illustrates the importance of wisely estimating and utilizing one's resources for the kingdom of God.

Estimation of Cost in Discipleship

Jesus also speaks of estimation in the context of discipleship. In Luke 14:28-30 , He advises, "Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, 'This man could not finish what he started to build.'" Here, Jesus emphasizes the need to estimate the cost of following Him, highlighting the seriousness and commitment required in discipleship.

In summary, while the term "estimated" may not appear explicitly in the biblical text, the practice of estimation is woven throughout Scripture in various forms, reflecting both practical and spiritual dimensions.(imp. & p. p.) of Estimate.4948. mishqal -- weight
... full weight. From shaqal; weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act) --
(full) weight. see HEBREW shaqal. 4947, 4948. mishqal. 4949 . ...
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7192. qesitah -- (unit of value), perhaps piece
... From an unused root (probably meaning to weigh out); an ingot (as definitely estimated
and stamped for a coin) -- piece of money (silver). 7191, 7192. ...
/hebrew/7192.htm - 6k

Of the Ranks and Differences of the Creatures, Estimated by their ...
... Book XI. Chapter 16."Of the Ranks and Differences of the Creatures, Estimated by
Their Utility, or According to the Natural Gradations of Being. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 16 of the ranks and.htm

A Dialogue with God
... despised. The charge is not that it has been blasphemed, but that it has
been neglected, or under-estimated, or cared little about. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/a dialogue with god.htm

His Acknowledgment that the Divine Being is Single' is Only Verbal ...
... "Each Being has, in fact and in conception, a nature unmixed, single, and absolutely
one as estimated by its dignity; and as the works are bounded by the ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 19 his acknowledgment that.htm

Of Meditating on the Future Life.
... We duly profit by the discipline of the cross, when we learn that this life, estimated
in itself, is restless, troubled, in numberless ways wretched, and ...
/.../sergieff/on the christian life/chapter iv of meditating on.htm

Jews.
... STATISTICS OF CHURCHES. Jews. The number of Jews in the United States
is estimated at about four thousand. They have synagogues ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hayward/the book of religions/jews 2.htm

Of Meditating on the Future Life.
... We duly profit by the discipline of the cross, when we learn that this life, estimated
in itself, is restless, troubled, in numberless ways wretched, and ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 9 of meditating on.htm

Letter cxxxviii. (AD 412. )
... For the beautiful, to which the ugly and deformed is opposed, is estimated
and praised according to what it is in itself. But the ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter cxxxviii a d 412.htm

And There came unto Him Publicans and Sinners to Hear his Word. .. ...
... [1854] Luke 16:6. [1855] Or (otherwise vocalised), farks, a measure variously estimated.
[1856] Or (otherwise vocalised), farks, a measure variously estimated. ...
/.../hogg/the diatessaron of tatian/section xxvi and there came.htm

Attributes of Selfishness.
... (7.) The degree of moral obligation, and of course the degree of the guilt of
disobedience, cannot be properly estimated by reference to the nature of the ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xviii attributes of selfishness.htm

The Canon from Semler to the Present Time, with Reflections on Its ...
... After the two Testaments have been rightly estimated according to their respective
merits, the contents of each should be duly apportioned"internal evidence ...
/.../davidson/the canon of the bible/chapter xi the canon from.htm

Estimated (2 Occurrences)
... (imp. & pp) of Estimate. Multi-Version Concordance Estimated (2 Occurrences). Romans
3:9 What then? Are we Jews more highly estimated than they? ...
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Vow (49 Occurrences)
... self, animals, land and other possessions, could be vowed, but all these could be
redeemed with money (see JEPHTHAH), which money was to be estimated by the ...
/v/vow.htm - 27k

Weight (143 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the center of the earth;
the quantity of matter as estimated by the balance, or expressed ...
/w/weight.htm - 43k

Measure (269 Occurrences)
... n.) A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity
in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated ...
/m/measure.htm - 45k

Maneh (1 Occurrence)
... Portion (Ezek. 45:12), rendered "pound" (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Nehemiah 7:71,
72), a weight variously estimated, probably about 2 1/2 or 3 lbs. ...
/m/maneh.htm - 8k

Cor (1 Occurrence)
... measure (Ezek. 45:14). The Rabbins estimated the cor at forty-five gallons,
while Josephus estimated it at about eighty-seven. In 1 ...
/c/cor.htm - 7k

Cubit (51 Occurrences)
... The length of the cubit is variously estimated, since there seems to have been a
double standard in both countries, and because we have no undisputed example ...
/c/cubit.htm - 26k

Estimate (6 Occurrences)

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Estimation (19 Occurrences)

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Great (10383 Occurrences)
... to meet him. Although the Persian host was estimated at a half-million men,
Alexander hastened to encounter it. Rapidity of motion ...
/g/great.htm - 35k

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