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mtql, mtqlˀ (maṯqāl, maṯqālā) n.m. weight; scale
1
weight
Common (except: OA, OfA, BA)
TgJ Mi6:11↗ וֻבכִיס דְבֵיה מַתקָלִין רַברְבִין וֻדעַדקִין‏ : in a purse in which are large and small weights ; EphFid 30:1.3↗ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܐ ܠܟܝܠܐ ܘܡܬܩܠܐ ܘܠܓܫܬܐ ܘܓܘܢܐ ܐܘ ܠܡܫܘܚܬܐ‏ : He is not subject to containment, weight, touch, color, or length ; P Gn24:22↗ ܡܬܩܠܐ ܡܬܩܠܗ‏ ; BT Ḥul 44b(31)↗ מתקלא מוכח‏ : (the selling of the meat by) weight proves (that there is no deception) ; PJ Gen24:22↗ ותרין שירין יהב על ידהא מתקל עשר סילעין דדהבא‏ : he put two bracelets on her arms, a weight of ten selas of gold
(1)
weighing
CPA, Syr
P 2K25:16↗ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܬܩܠܐ ܠܢܚܫܗܘܢ ܕܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ‏
(2)
burden
CPA, Syr
(1)
quantity
CPA, Syr
2
scale, balance
CPA, Syr
AphDem23.495:3↗ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܡܐ ܬܩܠܬ ܒܡܬܩܠܐ‏
(1)
(astron.) Libra
CPA, Syr
Act14congr2 162:13 ܗܢܐ ܟܘܟܒ݂ܐ ܗ݀ܘ ܕܡܬܩܠܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ‏ : this star is part of Libra
(2)
bmaṯqālā : by (limited?) weight
JLAtg, PTA, Syr
TgO Lev26:26↗ וְיָתִיבוּן לַחמְכוֹן בְמַתקָלָא‏ ; TN Lev26:26↗ ויהוויין מחזרן לכון לחמכון במתקל‏ ; P Lv26:26↗ ܘܢܬܠܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܒܡܬܩܠܐ‏ : they will give you just a little bread
(1)
in a measured, appropriate way
Syr
EphNis 16:16.1↗ ܒܡܬܩܠܐ ܗ݀ܠܟ ܡܘܫ̈ܚܬܝ‏ : my measures proceeded in a measured way (i.e., appropriate for the situation) ; P Sirach 21:25↗ ܘܒܡܬܩܠܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܚܟܝܡܐ‏ : while a wise man speaks in a measured way
3
shekel
CPA, Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Lev27:3↗ ויהי שיאמה חמשים מתקל כסף במתקל קדשה‏ : the evaluation will be 50 shekels of silver by the sacred shekel ; P 2K15:20↗ ܚܡܫܝܢ ܡܬܩ̈ܠܝܢ ܕܟܣܦܐ‏
(1)
half-shekel
CPA, Syr
P Gn24:22↗ ܩܕܫ݂ܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܡܬܩܠܐ ܡܬܩܠܗ‏ : a golden ring its weight a half shekel ; P Ex38:26↗ ܡܬܩܠܐ ܠܪܫܐ‏
(2)
one and a half drams
Man
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 875[831]DJPA: 338bDJBA: 723bJastrow: 864Drower/Macuch: 271b, 257aJ. Payne-Smith: 321fLevy Ch-W: 2:83Tal Sam: 960DCPA[Schulthess]: 253[222]Qumran: 150

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