Strong’s
H4949Noun, feminine2 times in the Hebrew BibleWhere it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- 2 Kings 21:13מִשְׁקֹלֶת
I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.
- Isaiah 28:17לְמִשְׁקָלֶת
I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מִשְׁקֶ֫לֶת], מִשְׁקֹ֫לֶת n.f. levelling instrument, level (for horizontal accuracy)
Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.