מֹאזֵן
mo.zenbalanceHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine15 occurrences10 books15 verses
Definition
from H239; (only in the dual) a pair of scales
Traditional renderings: balances.
Traditional renderings: balances.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מֹאזֵן:
- ζυγόςzugos“yoke/scales”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
15 total
- Leviticus 19:36מֹ֧אזְנֵי · scalesYou shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
- Job 6:2בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם · on the scales“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.
- Job 31:6בְמֹאזְנֵי־ · scales…let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.
- Psalm 62:9בְּמֹאזְנַ֥יִם · Weighed on the scaleLowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
- Proverbs 11:1מֹאזְנֵ֣י · scalesDishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
- Proverbs 16:11וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י · and balancesHonest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.
- Proverbs 20:23וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י · scalesUnequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
- Isaiah 40:12בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃ · with a balanceWho 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?
- Isaiah 40:15מֹאזְנַ֖יִם · on the scalesSurely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
- Jeremiah 32:10בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃ · on the scalesI signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
- Ezekiel 5:1מֹאזְנֵ֥י · a set of scales“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.
- Ezekiel 45:10מֹֽאזְנֵי־ · scalesYou must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath.
- Hosea 12:7מֹאזְנֵ֥י · scalesA merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
- Amos 8:5מֹאזְנֵ֥י · scales…asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.
- Micah 6:11בְּמֹ֣אזְנֵי · scalesCan I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?