[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/balance/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) / balance # balance noun (balance, balances); verb (balance, balances, balanced, balancing) «balance» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Balance is being steady so you do not fall: «keep your balance». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#m1) 2. A balance is a scale with two pans; when it balances, both sides weigh the same. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#m2) 3. The balance of a bank account is how much money is in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#m3) 4. A balance is the right mix: «a balanced diet» has some of each kind of food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#m4) 5. To balance something is to hold it steady, or make two sides equal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#m5) ### In the 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 - The scale balances with 3 apples on one side and 1 melon on the other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x1) - Her bank balance is 120 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x2) - After spending 30 dollars, what is the balance? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x3) - Two boxes balance one bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x4) - She lost her balance and fell off the beam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x5) - A balanced diet includes fruit and vegetables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x6) - Can you balance a book on your head? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x7) - The forces are balanced, so the box does not move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x8) - The man then pulled his nose gently, which caused him to lose his balance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x9) ### 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 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. ### 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://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://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://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://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/#x6) ### 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. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «balance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«balance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/balance.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «balance» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/balance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«balance» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/balance.html) on Mova free.