שָׁקַל

Strong’s Definition

to suspend or poise (especially in trade)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

pay, receive(-r), spend, [idiom] throughly, weigh.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to weigh, weigh out, pay out
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâqal; Pronunciation: shaw-kal'