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Lexicon :: Strong's H4948 - mišqāl

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מִשְׁקָל
Transliteration
mišqāl
Pronunciation
mish-kawl'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2454c

Strong’s Definitions

מִשְׁקָל mishqâl, mish-kawl'; from H8254; weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act):—(full) weight.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x

The KJV translates Strong's H4948 in the following manner: weight (47x), weigh (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x
The KJV translates Strong's H4948 in the following manner: weight (47x), weigh (2x).

  1. heaviness, weight

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִשְׁקָל mishqâl, mish-kawl'; from H8254; weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act):—(full) weight.
STRONGS H4948: Abbreviations
מִשְׁקָל49 noun masculine id.; — absoluteמ׳ 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 (2 Samuel 21:16b read שֶׁקֶל with Greek Version of the LXX [see especially LXX of Lucian (Lag.)] We Dr and modern), 1 Kings 7:47; 1 Kings 10:14; Numbers 7:13 + 11 times Numbers 7:13 (P), + 7 times Chronicles; of wind Job 28:25; בְּמִשְׁקָלוֺ Genesis 43:21(J) in its (full) weight, compare מאֹזְנֵי מ׳ Ezekiel 5:1; בַּמּ׳ by weight Leviticus 26:26; 1 Chronicles 28:14a 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:22; 24:22; 43:21

Leviticus

19:35; 26:26

Numbers

7:13; 7:13

Joshua

7:21

Judges

8:26; 8:26

1 Samuel

17:5

2 Samuel

12:30; 21:16; 21:16

1 Kings

7:47; 10:14

2 Kings

25:16

1 Chronicles

22:3; 22:14; 28:14; 28:14; 28:15; 28:16; 28:17; 28:18

Ezra

8:34

Job

28:25

Jeremiah

52:20

Ezekiel

4:16; 5:1

H4948

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Strong's Number H4948 matches the Hebrew מִשְׁקָל (mišqāl),
which occurs 49 times in 42 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:22 - Then at last, when the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring for her nose and two large gold bracelets[fn] for her wrists.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:21 - But as we were returning home, we stopped for the night and opened our sacks. Then we discovered that each man’s money—the exact amount paid—was in the top of his sack! Here it is; we have brought it back with us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:35 - “Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:26 - I will destroy your food supply, so that ten women will need only one oven to bake bread for their families. They will ration your food by weight, and though you have food to eat, you will not be satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:13 - His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3¼ pounds and a silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds[fn] (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:19 - His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3¼ pounds and a silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:25 - His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3¼ pounds and a silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:31 - His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3¼ pounds and a silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:37 - His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3¼ pounds and a silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:43 - His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3¼ pounds and a silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:49

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:49 - His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3¼ pounds and a silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:55

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:55 - His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3¼ pounds and a silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:61

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:61 - His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3¼ pounds and a silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:67

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:67 - His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3¼ pounds and a silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:73

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:73 - His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3¼ pounds and a silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:79

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:79 - His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3¼ pounds and a silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:21 - Among the plunder I saw a beautiful robe from Babylon,[fn] 200 silver coins,[fn] and a bar of gold weighing more than a pound.[fn] I wanted them so much that I took them. They are hidden in the ground beneath my tent, with the silver buried deeper than the rest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:26 - The weight of the gold earrings was forty-three pounds,[fn] not including the royal ornaments and pendants, the purple clothing worn by the kings of Midian, or the chains around the necks of their camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:5 - He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:30 - David removed the crown from the king’s head,[fn] and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and it weighed seventy-five pounds.[fn] David took a vast amount of plunder from the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:16 - Ishbi-benob was a descendant of the giants[fn]; his bronze spearhead weighed more than seven pounds,[fn] and he was armed with a new sword. He had cornered David and was about to kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:47 - Solomon did not weigh all these things because there were so many; the weight of the bronze could not be measured.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:14 - Each year Solomon received about 25 tons[fn] of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:16 - The weight of the bronze from the two pillars, the Sea, and the water carts was too great to be measured. These things had been made for the LORD’s Temple in the days of King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:2 - When David arrived at Rabbah, he removed the crown from the king’s head,[fn] and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and he found that it weighed seventy-five pounds.[fn] David took a vast amount of plunder from the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:25 - So David gave Araunah 600 pieces of gold[fn] in payment for the threshing floor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:3 - David provided large amounts of iron for the nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and he gave more bronze than could be weighed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:14 - “I have worked hard to provide materials for building the Temple of the LORD—nearly 4,000 tons of gold, 40,000 tons of silver,[fn] and so much iron and bronze that it cannot be weighed. I have also gathered timber and stone for the walls, though you may need to add more.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:14 - David gave instructions regarding how much gold and silver should be used to make the items needed for service.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:15 - He told Solomon the amount of gold needed for the gold lampstands and lamps, and the amount of silver for the silver lampstands and lamps, depending on how each would be used.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:16 - He designated the amount of gold for the table on which the Bread of the Presence would be placed and the amount of silver for other tables.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:17 - David also designated the amount of gold for the solid gold meat hooks used to handle the sacrificial meat and for the basins, pitchers, and dishes, as well as the amount of silver for every dish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:18 - He designated the amount of refined gold for the altar of incense. Finally, he gave him a plan for the LORD’s “chariot”—the gold cherubim[fn] whose wings were stretched out over the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:9 - The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces[fn] each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:18 - Solomon used such great quantities of bronze that its weight could not be determined.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:13 - Each year Solomon received about 25 tons[fn] of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:30 - So the priests and the Levites accepted the task of transporting these treasures of silver and gold to the Temple of our God in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:34 - Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the total weight was officially recorded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:25 - He decided how hard the winds should blow
and how much rain should fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:20 - The weight of the bronze from the two pillars, the Sea with the twelve bronze oxen beneath it, and the water carts was too great to be measured. These things had been made for the LORD’s Temple in the days of King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:16 - Then he told me, “Son of man, I will make food very scarce in Jerusalem. It will be weighed out with great care and eaten fearfully. The water will be rationed out drop by drop, and the people will drink it with dismay.

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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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