קַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂת
qas.qe.set
scale
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word "קַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂת" (qas.qe.set), Strong's number H7193, means "scale" in Hebrew. This word is used a total of 8 times in the Bible. A scale typically refers to a balance or a tool used to measure weight, often by balancing the weight of one object against the weight of another. The usage of this word covers a range of contexts, but its core meaning remains consistent. It's used in comparisons and judgments to convey ideas about fairness, proportion, and measurement. For example, when God's people are compared to scales or weights, it may indicate a desire for balance, justice, or equity. The word could also be used to describe a tool for measuring, as in assessing the weight or value of something. The significance of "קַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂת" lies in its association with measurement, judgment, and equity. Its repeated use in the Bible suggests its importance in conveying ideas about what is fair, balanced, and proportionate, likely influencing how readers perceive these concepts and their place in the world.
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Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences across the text
I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales. I will bring you up out of the middle of your rivers, with all the fish of your rivers which stick to your scales.
Ezekiel 29:4I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales. I will bring you up out of the middle of your rivers, with all the fish of your rivers which stick to your scales.
Leviticus 11:9“ ‘These you may eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that you may eat.
Leviticus 11:10All that don’t have fins and scales in the seas and rivers, all that move in the waters, and all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you,
Leviticus 11:12Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters is an abomination to you.
Deuteronomy 14:9These you may eat of all that are in the waters: you may eat whatever has fins and scales.
Deuteronomy 14:10You shall not eat whatever doesn’t have fins and scales. It is unclean to you.
1 Samuel 17:5He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he wore a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.