Plumb line

H4949
Hebrew
UBS
מִשְׁקֶלֶת
mishqelethmish-keh'-leth
Noun Feminine

Definition

= a weight suspended on the end of a string, ► used by builders to determine whether a wall was straight or not; ≈ often used in a figurative sense in the context of moral and ethical standards

Semantic Domains

Tools

Etymology

or מִשְׁקֹלֶת; feminine of H4948 (מִשְׁקָל) or H4947 (מַשְׁקוֹף);

KJV Translations

plummet

Occurrences2
Frequency Rank#4663

Verse Usage

This word appears 2 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.