Word Study · Strong's H3976 · Hebrew
מֹאזֵן
mozen
mo-zane'
Strong's 1890 spelling: môʼzên
“(only in the dual) a pair of scales”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
(only in the dual) a pair of scales
Rendered in the KJV as
balances.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- מֹאזְנֵ֥י3
- בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃2
- בְּמֹ֣אזְנֵי1
- בְמֹאזְנֵי־1
- בְּמֹאזְנַ֥יִם1
- בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם1
- וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י1
- וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י1
- מֹ֧אזְנֵי1
- מֹאזְנֵ֣י1
- מֹֽאזְנֵי־1
- מֹאזְנַ֖יִם1
How it is rendered · 10
- balances of3
- scales of3
- in [the] balances2
- and balances of1
- and scales of1
- in balances of1
- on scales1
- scales1
- with balances of1
- with scales1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)6
- preposition + noun · masculine dual4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · masculine dual1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmdc · 6
- HR/Ncmda · 4
- HC/Ncmdc · 2
- HR/Ncmdc · 2
- HNcmda · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Job2 occurrences
- Job 6:2בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִםbemozenayimpreposition + noun · masculine dual“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.here: in [the] balances
- Job 31:6בְמֹאזְנֵי־vemozenei-preposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.here: in balances of
Proverbs3 occurrences
- Proverbs 11:1מֹאזְנֵ֣יmozneinoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.here: scales of
- Proverbs 16:11וּמֹאזְנֵ֣יumozneiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.here: and scales of
- Proverbs 20:23וּמֹאזְנֵ֖יumozneiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.here: and balances of
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 40:12בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃bemozenayimpreposition + noun · masculine dualWho has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?here: with scales
- Isaiah 40:15מֹאזְנַ֖יִםmoznayimnoun · masculine dualSurely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust.here: scales
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 5:1מֹאזְנֵ֥יmozneinoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.here: scales of
- Ezekiel 45:10מֹֽאזְנֵי־mozenei-noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath.here: balances of
Hosea1 occurrence
Same headword in Strong's