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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 6425. פֶּ֫לֶס (peles) -- Balance, scales</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6425.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/isaiah/40-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/6425.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 6425</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/6424.htm" title="6424">◄</a> 6425. peles <a href="../hebrew/6426.htm" title="6426">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">peles: Balance, scales</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">פֶלֶס</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>pelec<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>peh'-les<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(peh'-les)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Balance, scales<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a balance<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the root פָּלַס (palas), which means "to weigh" or "to make level."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G2218 ζυγός (zygos) - yoke, pair of scales<p> - G3358 μέτρον (metron) - measure<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "peles" refers to a balance or scales, an instrument used for weighing. In biblical contexts, it often symbolizes fairness, justice, and integrity, as accurate scales are essential for honest trade and judgment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, as in many ancient cultures, scales were a crucial tool for commerce and trade. They were used to measure goods, ensuring fair transactions. The concept of just weights and measures is deeply embedded in the Hebrew Scriptures, reflecting God's concern for justice and righteousness in economic dealings. Dishonest scales were considered an abomination, as they represented deceit and exploitation.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a balance, scale<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>balance (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מֶּ֫לֶס</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>balance, scale</b></font>; — literal <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16-11.htm">Proverbs 16:11</a>: figurative <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a> (in both "" <font class="hebrew2">מאֹוְנַיִם</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>scales, weight <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6424.htm">palac</a>; a balance -- scales, weight. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6424.htm">palac</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ בפלס פֶּ֤לֶס ׀ פלס bap·pe·les bappeles pe·les peles<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/proverbs/16-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 16:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> פֶּ֤לֶס ׀ </b> וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭שְׁפָּט</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> A just <span class="itali">balance</span> and scales<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> A just <span class="itali">weight</span> and balance<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">balance</span> and scales A just<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/40-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 40:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָאָ֑רֶץ וְשָׁקַ֤ל <b> בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ </b> הָרִ֔ים וּגְבָע֖וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the mountains <span class="itali">in a balance</span> And the hills<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the mountains <span class="itali">in scales,</span> and the hills<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/40-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the earth and weighed <span class="itali">A balance</span> the mountains and the hills<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6425.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6425.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6425<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bappeles_6425.htm">bap·pe·les — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/peles_6425.htm">pe·les — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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