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# balance

«balance» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **being steady so you do not fall: «keep your balance»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (balance, balances); verb (balance, balances, balanced, balancing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Balance is being steady so you do not fall: «keep your balance». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#m1)

2) A balance is a scale with two pans; when it balances, both sides weigh the same. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#m2)

3) The balance of a bank account is how much money is in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#m3)

4) A balance is the right mix: «a balanced diet» has some of each kind of food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#m4)

5) To balance something is to hold it steady, or make two sides equal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means scales for weighing goods fairly. Interpretation: The law demands just balances and weights. The rabbis taught that honesty in business is a religious duty. In Sefer Yetzirah the letters Aleph, Mem and Shin balance each other: a scale of merit, a scale of guilt, and a tongue of law between them. In the primary lessons: In school maths: a scale to compare weights (both sides equal, like an equation); also money left in an account after spending or saving. In science: balanced and unbalanced forces; balanced diet. In everyday life and PE: balancing on a beam, riding a bike, a balance bike. Phrases: «keep your balance», «lose your balance», «a balanced diet», «bank balance», «on balance» (thinking of everything).

### examples

- Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. (Torah LEV.19.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x1)
- The three fundamental letters א״מ״ש have as their basis the balance. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x2)
- The three fundamental letters א"מ"ש have as their basis the balance. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x3)
- TEKEL, Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. (Writings DAN.5.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x4)
- As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand. (Prophets HOS.12.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x5)
- Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. (Prophets EZK.45.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x6)
- The scale balances with 3 apples on one side and 1 melon on the other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x7)
- Her bank balance is 120 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x8)
- After spending 30 dollars, what is the balance? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x9)
- Two boxes balance one bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x10)
- She lost her balance and fell off the beam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x11)
- A balanced diet includes fruit and vegetables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x12)
- Can you balance a book on your head? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x13)
- The forces are balanced, so the box does not move. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x14)
- The man then pulled his nose gently, which caused him to lose his balance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x15)

### note

Stress on the first part: «BAL-ance». Maths: a balance means equal amounts on both sides, like an equation; whatever you add to one side you add to the other. Trap: «balance» of money is what is left, found by adding deposits and taking away spending.

### In the corpora

- [And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.885/)
- [Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.1213/)
- [As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.176/)
- ['Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/MIC.92/)
- [A false balance is an abomination to the LORD; but a perfect weight is His delight.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.291/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «balance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.