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Proverbs 11:1
“A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מֹאזֵןmôʼzên · mo-zane'
H3976 · Hebrew
H3976 · Hebrew
- Definition
- (only in the dual) a pair of scales
- Derivation
- from H239 (אָזַן);
- KJV renderings
- balances.
- Grammar
- מֹאזְנֵ֣י — common noun, masculine, dual, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 15 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 19:36Job 6:2Job 31:6Psalms 62:10Proverbs 16:11
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 מֹאזֵן here.
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.