Peles פֶּ֫לֶס
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| פֶּ֫לֶס | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | peles |
| Strong's number | H6425 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | balance |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (1) |
Peles (Hebrew פֶּ֫לֶס, Strong's H6425) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “balance”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
balance, scale
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | weight (1), scales (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | scales (1), scale (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Peles, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 16:11A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 40:12Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).