מִשְׁקָלmishqâl

Same root

• שָׁקַלshâqal · H8254to suspend or poise (especially in trade)
• מִשְׁקֶלֶתmishqeleth · H4949a weight, i.e. a plummet (with line attached)

Where it appears

Appears 49 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 24:22 Then at last, when the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring for her nose and two large gold bracelets for her wrists.
• Genesis 43:21 But as we were returning home, we stopped for the night and opened our sacks. Then we discovered that each man’s money—the exact amount paid—was in the top of his sack! Here it is; we have brought it back with us.
• Leviticus 19:35 “Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.
• Leviticus 26:26 I will destroy your food supply, so that ten women will need only one oven to bake bread for their families. They will ration your food by weight, and though you have food to eat, you will not be satisfied.
• Numbers 7:13 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.
• Numbers 7:19 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil.