What does תְּקַל (tĕqal) mean in the Bible?
תְּקַל (tĕqal): Weighing as moral judgment: literally balancing scales, figuratively assessing righteousness and finding deficient
Hebrew · H8625
תְּקַל
To balance
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תְּקַל H8625
Pronunciation tĕqal
What does תְּקַל (tĕqal) mean in the Bible?
תְּקַל (tĕqal): Weighing as moral judgment: literally balancing scales, figuratively assessing righteousness and finding deficient
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8625?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include TEKEL (2), means that you have been weighed (1).
Where does תְּקַל (tĕqal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 5:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It TEKEL 2× Daniel 5:25, Daniel 5:27
means that you have been weighed 1× Daniel 5:27
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 5:25
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Daniel 3
Source forms
תְּקִ֥ילְתָּה 1x tə·qî·lə·tāh Daniel 5:27
תְּקֵ֥ל 1x tə·qêl Daniel 5:25
תְּקֵ֑ל 1x tə·qêl Daniel 5:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x Daniel 5:25, Daniel 5:27
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Daniel 5:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Weighing as moral judgment: literally balancing scales, figuratively assessing righteousness and finding deficient
Source Gloss
to balance
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Weighing as moral judgment: literally balancing scales, figuratively assessing righteousness and finding deficient
to balance BDB: shekel Usage: Tekel, be weighed.
Word Origins
תְּקַל is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain