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H5537 סָלָא (çâlâʼ) saw-law'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to weigh

Strong's Definition

to suspend in a balance, i.e. weigh

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: compare.

TWOT Reference: 1500

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to weigh, compare
1a) (Pual)
1a1) to be weighed
1a2) weighed (participle)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

סָלָא (sa.la) — to weigh. 1) to weigh, compare 1a) (Pual) 1a1) to be weighed 1a2) weighed (participle)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb

Unwilling | verb qal, verb pi

to reject exact meaning unknown, probably: = state in which deities are unwilling to come to the aid of certain people

PSA 119:118 · LAM 1:15

verb

Estimate | verb pu'al

to be valued = process by which the value of an object is determined, often in comparison with other valuable objects

JOB 28:16 · JOB 28:19 · LAM 4:2

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[סָלָא] vb. weigh;—only Pu. La 4:2 ref

Bible Occurrences (1)

4:2

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