Teqel תְּקֵל
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| תְּקֵל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | teqel |
| Strong's number | H8625 (H8625B, H8625A) |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | shekel |
| Occurrences | 3 in 2 verses |
Teqel (Aramaic תְּקֵל, Strong's H8625) is an Aramaic masculine noun meaning “shekel”. It occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H8625B: shekel
1) tekel, shekel
1a) (P'al) tekel-a unit of weight, shekel
1a) (P'al) tekel-a unit of weight, shekel
H8625A: to weigh
v
1) to weigh
1a) (P'il) to be weighed
1) to weigh
1a) (P'il) to be weighed
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tekel (2), weighed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | tekel (2), means that you have been weighed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Teqel, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 5:25And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.
- Daniel 5:27TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.
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).