H5537: סָלָא
çâlâʼ · pronounced saw-law' · “to weigh”
Definition
to suspend in a balance, i.e. weigh
KJV translates it as: compare.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1) to weigh, compare
1a) (Pual)
1a1) to be weighed
1a2) weighed (participle)
1a) (Pual)
1a1) to be weighed
1a2) weighed (participle)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5537 is translated
- were weighed ×1
Bible verses with H5537 (çâlâʼ)
Çâlâʼ appears in 1 verse.
- Lamentations 4:2
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!