מְחוּגָה

mechuga · compass

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4230 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

mechuga (מְחוּגָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “compass”.

A compass, an instrument for drawing circles.

How to say it

me·chu·ga

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.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Isaiah 44:13

    The craftsman of wood stretches out a line; he marks it out with a stylus; he makes it with planes, and with the compass he marks it out, and makes it like the figure of a man, like the beauty of a human being, to dwell in a house.