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Lexicon :: Strong's H3976 - mō'znayim

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מֹאזְנַיִם
Transliteration
mō'znayim
Pronunciation
moz'náyim
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 58a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: מאזנים (Gesenius) מאזן (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

מֹאזֵן môʼzên, mo-zane'; from H239; (only in the dual) a pair of scales:—balances.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H3976 in the following manner: balances (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H3976 in the following manner: balances (15x).

  1. scales, balances

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֹאזֵן môʼzên, mo-zane'; from H239; (only in the dual) a pair of scales:—balances.
STRONGS H3976: Abbreviations
† [מאזן] noun [masculine] dual balances, scales (Arabic bdb002403, Aramaic (Nasar.) bdb002404) — מאֹזְנַיִם (נָֿ֑יִם) Isaiah 40:15 + 4 times; construct מאֹזְנֵי Leviticus 19:36 + 9 times — balances, for weighing money Jeremiah 32:10 וָאֶשְׁקֹל הַכֶּסֶף בְּמ׳; hair Ezekiel 5:1 (מִשְׁקָל מ׳); שַׁחַק מ׳) Isaiah 40:15 dust of balance, simile of insignificance of nations before י׳; figurative, calamity Job 6:2; men Psalm 62:10; hills Isaiah 40:12 (בַּפֶּלֶס שָׁקַל הָרִים וּגְבָעוֺת בְּמ׳); צֶדֶק א׳ Leviticus 19:36 (|| אַבְנֵיצֿ׳, אֵיפַת צ׳, הִין צ׳), Ezekiel 45:10 (|| אֵיפַתצֿ׳, בַּתצֿ׳) compare Proverbs 16:11 (מִשְׁפָּט וּמ׳ פֶּלָס); figurative Job 31:6 יִשְׁקְלֵנִי בְּמ׳ צֶדֶק; opposed to מִרְמָה מ׳ Proverbs 11:1 (|| אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה); Proverbs 20:23 (|| אֶבֶן וָאָ֑בֶן) Amos 8:5 (|| לְהַקְטִין אֵיפָה וּלְהַגְדִּיל שֶׁקֶל) Hosea 12:8; רֶשַׁע מ׳ Micah 6:11 (|| אַבְנֵי מִרְמָה).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

19:36; 19:36

Job

6:2; 31:6

Psalms

62:10

Proverbs

11:1; 16:11; 20:23

Isaiah

40:12; 40:15; 40:15

Jeremiah

32:10

Ezekiel

5:1; 45:10

Hosea

12:8

Amos

8:5

Micah

6:11

H3976

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3976 matches the Hebrew מֹאזְנַיִם (mō'znayim),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:36 - Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry materials or liquids must be accurate.[fn] I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:2 - “If my misery could be weighed
and my troubles be put on the scales,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:6 - Let God weigh me on the scales of justice,
for he knows my integrity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9 - Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,
and the powerful are not what they appear to be.
If you weigh them on the scales,
together they are lighter than a breath of air.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:1 - The LORD detests the use of dishonest scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:11 - The LORD demands accurate scales and balances;
he sets the standards for fairness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:23 - The LORD detests double standards;
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 - Who else has held the oceans in his hand?
Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers?
Who else knows the weight of the earth
or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:15 - No, for all the nations of the world
are but a drop in the bucket.
They are nothing more
than dust on the scales.
He picks up the whole earth
as though it were a grain of sand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:10 - I signed and sealed the deed of purchase before witnesses, weighed out the silver, and paid him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:1 - “Son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a razor to shave your head and beard. Use a scale to weigh the hair into three equal parts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:10 - Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:7 - But no, the people are like crafty merchants
selling from dishonest scales—
they love to cheat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:5 - You can’t wait for the Sabbath day to be over
and the religious festivals to end
so you can get back to cheating the helpless.
You measure out grain with dishonest measures
and cheat the buyer with dishonest scales.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:11 - How can I tolerate your merchants
who use dishonest scales and weights?
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