H4949: מִשְׁקֶלֶת
mishqeleth · pronounced mish-keh'-leth · “level”
Definition
a weight, i.e. a plummet (with line attached)
KJV translates it as: plummet.
Word origin: or מִשְׁקֹלֶת; feminine of H4948 (מִשְׁקָל) or H4947 (מַשְׁקוֹף);
Extended definition
level, levelling tool or instrument, plummet
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4949 is translated
- the leveling tool of ×1
- a leveling tool ×1
Bible verses with H4949 (mishqeleth)
Mishqeleth appears in 2 verses.
- 2 Kings 21:13
And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
- Isaiah 28:17
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.