šāqal שָׁקַל ‘to weigh’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

šāqal v
1) to weigh, weigh out, pay out
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to weigh
  1a2) to weigh out (a price)
  1a3) of grief (fig)
 1b) (Niphal)
  1b1) to be weighed
  1b2) to be weighed out