וּ/מִשְׁקַ֤ל
𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋
mishqâl
and the weight of
A unit of weight or mass, or the act of weighing. 'משקל' refers both to the process of determining weight by a balance and to that which is weighed—the physical mass or designated amount. Its semantic range includes the abstract concept of 'weight' or 'heaviness' as well as concrete units of measurement (e.g., shekel, talent) within economic, cultic, and legal contexts.
2 Samuel 21:16 · Word #7
Lexicon H4948
| Lemma | מִשְׁקָל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋 |
| Transliteration | mishqâl |
| Strong's | H4948 |
| Definition | A unit of weight or mass, or the act of weighing. 'משקל' refers both to the process of determining weight by a balance and to that which is weighed—the physical mass or designated amount. Its semantic range includes the abstract concept of 'weight' or 'heaviness' as well as concrete units of measurement (e.g., shekel, talent) within economic, cultic, and legal contexts. |
Morphology HC/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and the weight of |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4948-09
and weight-of
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction ו + masculine singular common noun in construct state (מִשְׁקָל). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from שקל and denotes the result or act of weighing—"weight" as that which is weighed or determined by balance. The construct state is reflected by "weight-of," and the prefixed conjunction ו is rendered as "and." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and weight-of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "and the weight of". |