Hebrew edit

Root
שׁ־ק־ל (š-q-l)

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

מִשְׁקָל (mishkálm (plural indefinite מִשְׁקָלִים) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

  1. weight
  2. balance, scale
  3. importance, significance
  4. (grammar) pattern
  5. (poetry) meter, rhyme
  6. (music) rhythm, beat

References edit

  • משקל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading edit