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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4657 - מִפְלָשׂ

Transliteration

miphlâs

Phonetics

mif-lawce'

Origin

from an unused root meaning to balance

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1777b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

swaying, poising, balancing

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1253 ‑ διάκρισις (dee‑ak'‑ree‑sis);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Job 1

BSB (1)

Job 1

CSB (0)

Job 1

ESV (1)

Job 1

KJV (1)

Job 1

LEB (1)

Job 1

LSB (1)

Job 1

N95 (1)

Job 1

NAS (1)

Job 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Job 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2612) x l p (פלס PLS) AC: Weigh CO: Scales AB: ?: The balance scale that is used to weigh objects. When the two sides of the balance is level, the weight is known.

V) x l p (פלס PLS) - Ponder: In the sense of weighing options. KJV (6): (vf: Piel) ponder, weigh, made - Strongs: H6424 (פָּלַס)

N^m) x l p (פלס PLS) - Scales: For weighing. KJV (2): weight, scales - Strongs: H6425 (פֶּלֶס)

h^m) x l p m (מפלס MPLS) - Balancing: [df: Vlpm] KJV (1): balancing - Strongs: H4657 (מִפְלָשׂ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[מִפְלָשׂ] noun [masculine] swaying, poising; — מִפְלְשֵׂיעָֿב Job 37:16; Bu (plausibly) מִפְרְשֵׂי, as Job 36:29.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מִפְלָשׂ m. (from the root פָּלַשׂ = פָּלַם Piel, to weigh, to balance), balancing (of clouds), Job 37:16.

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List of Word Forms

מִפְלְשֵׂי־ מפלשי־ miflesei mip̄·lə·śê- mip̄ləśê-