Meaning
Balance occurs in Lev 19:36 and Isa 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 Ezek 40:3, 5; 42:16-18. There is another Hebrew word, mozena'yim , i.e., "two poisers", also so rendered (Dan 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 (Job 31:6; Ps 62:9; Prov 11:1). The expression denotes great want and scarcity in Rev 6:5.
