Mishqeleth — H4949

Definition

feminine noun

a weight, i.e. a plummet (with line attached)

1. level, levelling tool or instrument, plummet

Usually translated as

plummet

Origin

or mishqôleth; feminine of H4948 or H4947

• Mishqâl (H4948)
• Mashqôwph (H4947)

Occurrences

Mishqeleth occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1), Isaiah (1)

• 2 Kings 21:13 — And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet (מִשְׁקֹ֖לֶת) 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 (לְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶת): and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.