Original: שָׁקַל

Transliteration: shâqal

Phonetic: shaw-kal'

Short Definition: Pay

Original: שׁקל

Transliteration: shâqal

Phonetic: shaw-kal'

BDB Definition:

1. to weigh, weigh out, pay out
   1. (Qal)
      1. to weigh
      2. to weigh out (a price)
      3. of grief (figuratively)
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to be weighed
      2. to be weighed out

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2454

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4946, H4948, H4949, H8255, H8256