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מִשְׁקֶלֶת

mishkelet · plumb line

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4949 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

mishkelet (מִשְׁקֶלֶת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “plumb line”.

The weight hung on a cord with which the mason checks whether a wall is straight (2 Kings 21:13; Isaiah 28:17). It is an image of the measure by which YHWH judges.

How to say it

mish·ke·let

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

  1. A weight hung on a cord to check that a wall is straight.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

  • 2 Kings 21:13

    I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria and the plumb line of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes the dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

  • Isaiah 28:17

    And I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; and hail will carry away the refuge of lies, and the hiding place, waters will sweep it away.