Lexical Definition
מֹאזֵן môʼzên (mo-zane') balance H:N-M
from אָזַן
balances.
- (only in the dual) a pair of scales
1) scales, balances
See Greek: ζυγός
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מֹאזְנַ֖יִם | scales | Isa.40.15 |
| מֹאזְנֵ֥י | balances of | Amos.8.5 |
| scales of | Ezek.5.1 • Hos.12.7 | |
| מֹאזְנֵ֣י | scales of | Prov.11.1 |
| מֹֽאזְנֵי | balances of | Ezek.45.10 |
| מֹ֧אזְנֵי | balances of | Lev.19.36 |
| וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י | and scales of | Prov.16.11 |
| וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י | and balances of | Prov.20.23 |
| בְמֹאזְנֵי | in balances of | Job.31.6 |
| בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם | on scales | Jer.32.10 |
| with scales | Isa.40.12 | |
| בְּמֹאזְנַ֥יִם | in balances | Ps.62.9 |
| בְּמֹ֣אזְנֵי | with balances of | Mic.6.11 |
| בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם | in balances | Job.6.2 |
Extended Information
- Aramaic equivalent: mo.zen (מֹאזֵנְיָא "scale" מֹאזֵן)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מאזן] noun [masculine] dual balances, scales (Arabic 
, Aramaic (Nasar.) 
) — מאֹזְנַיִם (נָֿ֑יִם) Isa 40:15 + 4 t.; construct מאֹזְנֵי Lev 19:36 + 9 t. — balances, for weighing money Jer 32:10 ׳וָאֶשְׁקֹל הַכֶּסֶף בְּמ; hair Ezek 5:1 (מִשְׁקָל ׳מ); ׳שַׁחַק מ) Isa 40:15 dust of bal., simile of insignificance of nations before ׳י; figurative, calamity Job 6:2 men Ps 62:10* hills Isa 40:12 (שָׁקַל בַּפֶּלֶס ׳הָרִים וּגְבָעוֺת בְּמ); צֶדֶק ׳א Lev 19:36 (|| ׳אַבְנֵיצֿ, ׳אֵיפַת צ, ׳הִין צ), Ezek 45:10 (|| ׳אֵיפַתצֿ, ׳בַּתצֿ) compare Prov 16:11 (מִשְׁפָּט ׳פֶּלֶס וּמ); figurative Job 31:6 ׳יִשְׁקְלֵנִי בְּמ צֶדֶק; opposed to מִרְמָה ׳מ Prov 11:1 (|| אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה); Prov 20:23 (|| אֶבֶן וָאָ֑בֶן) Amos 8:5 (|| לְהַקְטִין אֵיפָה וּלְהַגְדִּיל שֶׁקֶל) Hos 12:8* רֶשַׁע ׳מ Mic 6:11 (|| אַבְנֵי מִרְמָה).
אזן (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew אזן, מאֹזְנַיִם).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Leviticus | 19:36 |
| Job | 6:2 · 31:6 |
| Psalms | 62:10* |
| Proverbs | 11:1 · 16:11 · 20:23 |
| Isaiah | 40:12 · 40:15 |
| Jeremiah | 32:10 |
| Ezekiel | 5:1 · 45:10 |
| Hosea | 12:8* |
| Amos | 8:5 |
| Micah | 6:11 |