Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) balance
(Fr) balance
(De) Waage
Bibliography: CD 201ab?; KoptHWb 107?; ChLCS 29b?
Descended from Demotic mḫj(.t), Hieroglyphic Egyptian mḫꜣ.t balance; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗϯⲗⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲏⲡ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲓϩ since all the nations are counted as a drop from a bucket, and as the turning of a balance, and shall be counted as spittle? 23_Isaiah_40 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.isa.coptot:40)
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲉ And I wrote it in a book, and sealed it, and took the testimony of witnesses, and weighed the money in the balance. 24_Jeremiah_39 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.jer.coptot:39)
  • ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟ ⲛⲕⲁⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ . When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, 'Come and see!' And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand. 66_Revelation_6 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.rev.sahidica:6)

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