Strong's Concordance
Original word: שָׁקַל
Transliteration: shaqal
Definition (short): weighed
Definition (full): to suspend, poise
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to weigh
NASB Translation: actually weighed (1), pay (4), receive (1), spend (1), weigh (3), weighed (10), weighs (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
A primitive root; to suspend or poise (especially in trade) -- pay, receive(-r), spend, X throughly, weigh.
References
KJV:
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
NASB:
Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard.
KJV:
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
NASB:
"If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins.
KJV:
And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.
NASB:
When he cut the hair of his head (and it was at the end of every year that he cut it, for it was heavy on him so he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head at 200 shekels by the king's weight.
KJV:
And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
NASB:
The man said to Joab, "Even if I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I would not put out my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, 'Protect for me the young man Absalom!'
KJV:
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
NASB:
As the king passed by, he cried to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man; if for any reason he is missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'