Words the Bible translates as mete out
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- madadמָדַדto measure: to find or mark out the size, length, area, or amount of something against a standard.
- takhanתָּכַןto weigh or measure something against a fixed standard: to mete out a quantity, gauge a person's true worth, or come out right when tested
- metreōμετρέωto measure: to find the size or amount of something against a standard, and so to mete it out or size it up by that measure
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