פֶּלֶסpeleç

balance, scale (Proverbs 16:11; Isaiah 40:11)

Pronunciation: peh'-les · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6425

Same root

פָּלַסpâlaç · H6424properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

Proverbs 16:11 The Lord demands accurate scales and balances; he sets the standards for fairness.
Isaiah 40:12 Who else has held the oceans in his hand? Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers? Who else knows the weight of the earth or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale?

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).