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1 Chronicles 28:15

“Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

מִשְׁקָלmishqâl · mish-kawl'
H4948 · Hebrew

Definition: weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)
Derivation: from H8254 (שָׁקַל);
KJV renderings: (full) weight.
Grammar: וּ — conjunction
מִשְׁקָ֞ל — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HC/Ncmsa
Usage: Occurs 49 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 24:22 Genesis 24:22 Genesis 43:21 Leviticus 19:35 Leviticus 26:26

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מִשְׁקָל here.

Verse 14 Verse 16

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.