תקל

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Aramaic

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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.