Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
balance
Usage: scales, balances Aramaic equivalent: mo.zen (מֹאזֵנְיָא "scale" H3977)
Strong's Number
H3976
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
15
Books
10
Strong's H3976 Quick Answer
Strong's H3976 מוֹאזֵן (mo'zen) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mo'zen (mo-zane') n-m. 1. (only in the dual) a pair of scales [from H239] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include balances and scales. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mo'zen (mo-zane') n-m. 1. (only in the dual) a pair of scales [from H239]
- Usage
- 15 linked usages
- Books
- 10 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- balances and scales
Meaning and Definition
mo'zen (mo-zane') n-m. 1. (only in the dual) a pair of scales [from H239] KJV: balances. Root(s): H239
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3976. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3976 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mo'zen, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
balances
Leviticus 19:36
8×
scales
Isaiah 40:12
How Strong's H3976 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3976 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3976 in the Old Testament
15 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity.
Usage Excerpts
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3976.
Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity.
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work.
Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3976, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3976 FAQ
What does mozen (מֹאזֵן) mean?
Mozen (Strong's H3976) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "balances". mo'zen (mo-zane') n-m. 1. (only in the dual) a pair of scales [from H239]
How many times is mozen (מֹאזֵן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H3976 across 10 books.
Where can I study mozen (מֹאזֵן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3976 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate mozen (מֹאזֵן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as balances and scales. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.