אֲנָךְ
anach · plumb line
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H594 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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anach (אֲנָךְ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “plumb line”.
A plumb line, a weight on a cord used to see whether a wall is straight; some take it as a hook.
How to say it
a·nach
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A weight on a cord to check a wall is straight.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Amos 7:7
Thus he showed me: and look, Adonai was standing by a wall built with a plumb line, and in his hand a plumb line.
- Amos 7:8
And YHWH said to me, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” And Adonai said, “Look at me: I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will no longer pass by him.
And 2 more times.