תקל

Aramaic

Etymology

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

Verb

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.