Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H4230: מְחוּגָה

mᵉchûwgâh · pronounced mekk-oo-gaw' · “compass”

Definition

an instrument for marking a circle, i.e. compasses

KJV translates it as: compass.

Word origin: from H2328 (חוּג);

Extended definition

circle-instrument, compass

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H4230 is translated

  • compass ×1

Bible verses with H4230 (mᵉchûwgâh)

Mᵉchûwgâh appears in 1 verse.

  • Isaiah 44:13

    The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.