What does מֹאזֵן · Ἰσραήλ mean in the Bible?
מֹאזֵן · Ἰσραήλ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "weighing scales".
Hebrew · H3976, G2474
מֹאזְנַיִם
(Only in the dual) a pair of scales · Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
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מֹאזֵן H3976 (only in the dual) a pair of scales
Pronunciation moznayim
Dual form exclusively; represents balanced weighing as foundational to justice, commerce, and divine judgment in ancient Israel
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Ἰσραήλ G2474 Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation Israḗl
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What does מֹאזְנַיִם (moznayim) mean in the Bible?
מֹאזֵן · Ἰσραήλ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "weighing scales".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3976, G2474?
H3976, G2474 is connected to 15 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. weighing scales
Strong's H3976, G2474
Lexical occurrences 15 verses Source Gloss
weighing scales
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מֹאזְנַיִם is built from this root:
אָזַן H239
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain