Dict: easton - Balance

easton:

Balance @ occurs in kjv@Leviticus:19:36 and kjv@Isaiah:46:6, as the rendering of the Hebrew kanch', which properly means "a reed" or "a cane," then a rod or beam of a balance. This same word is translated "measuring reed" in kjv@Ezekiel:40:3-5 kjv@Ezekiel:42:16-18. There is another Hebrew word, mozena'yim, i.e., "two poisers", also so rendered kjv@Daniel:5:27). The balances as represented on the most ancient Egyptian monuments resemble those now in use. A "pair of balances" is a symbol of justice and fair dealing kjv@Job:31:6; kjv@Psalms:62:9; kjv@Proverbs:11:1). The expression denotes great want and scarcity in kjv@Revelation:6:5.