Weight
Weight [1]
wāt ( Measure of quantity ) משׁקל , mishḳāl , ( משׁקל , mshḳōl ( Ezekiel 4:10 ), from שׁקל , shāḳkal , "to weigh" אבן , 'ebhen , "a stone" used for weighing in the balance): Weights were commonly of stone or bronze (or of lead, Zechariah 5:7 , Zechariah 5:8 ). They were of various forms, such as the lion-shaped weights of Babylonia and Assyria, or in the form of birds and other animals. The Hebrew and Phoenician weights, when made of stone, were barrel-shaped or spindle-shaped, but in bronze they were often cubical or octagonal or with numerous faces (see illustration under Weights And Measures ). Hemispherical or dome-shaped stone weights have been found in Palestine ( PEFS , 1902, p. 344; 1903, p. 117; 1904, p. 209).
Figurative : The phrase "without weight" ( 2 Kings 25:16 ) signifies a quantity too great to be estimated. "Weight of glory" ( 2 Corinthians 4:17 , βάρος , báros ) has a similar meaning, but with a spiritual reference. "Weighty," "weightier" ( Matthew 23:23; 2 Corinthians 10:10 , βαρύς , barús , βαρύτερος , barúteros ), signify what is important. The Greek ( ὄγκος , ógkos ) ( Hebrews 12:1 ), is used in the sense of burden, hindrance, as is also the Hebrew nēṭel ( Proverbs 27:3 ).
