שָׁקַלshâqal

Meanings

Same root

• אַשְׁקְלוֹןʼAshqᵉlôwn · H831Ashkelon, a place in Palestine
• מִשְׁקוֹלmishqôwl · H4946weight
• מִשְׁקָלmishqâl · H4948weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)
• שֶׁקֶלsheqel · H8255probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
• תְּקַלtᵉqal · H8625to balance

Where it appears

Appears 22 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 23:16 So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price and paid the amount he had suggested—400 pieces of silver, weighed according to the market standard. The Hittite elders witnessed the transaction.
• Exodus 22:17 But if her father refuses to let him marry her, the man must still pay him an amount equal to the bride price of a virgin.
• 2 Samuel 14:26 He cut his hair only once a year, and then only because it was so heavy. When he weighed it out, it came to five pounds!
• 2 Samuel 18:12 “I would not kill the king’s son for even a thousand pieces of silver,” the man replied to Joab. “We all heard the king say to you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake, please spare young Absalom.’
• 1 Kings 20:39 As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, “Sir, I was in the thick of battle, and suddenly a man brought me a prisoner. He said, ‘Guard this man; if for any reason he gets away, you will either die or pay a fine of seventy-five pounds of silver!’
• Ezra 8:25 to be in charge of transporting the silver, the gold, the gold bowls, and the other items that the king, his council, his officials, and all the people of Israel had presented for the Temple of God.