תקל

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯql (“to weigh; burden, weight”).

Verb

תקל • (transliteration needed)

  1. to stumble
  2. to weigh, to measure
    • Tanach, Daniel 5:27, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      ‏תְּקֵל תְּקִילְתָּ בְמֹאזַנְיָא וְהִשְׁתְּכַחַתְּ חַסִּיר׃‎‎
      təqēl təqī́ltā ḇəmōzanyā wəhištəḵáḥat ḥassīr.
      TEKEL [shekel], Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
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