Measuring Line

MEASURING LINE

(qaw, qeweh): The usual meaning is simply line, rope or cord, in Isaiah 28:10, 13, but the line was used for measurement, as is evident from such passages as 1 Kings 7:23 Job 38:5 Jeremiah 31:39. Whether the line for measuring had a definite length or not we have no means of knowing. In Isaiah 44:13 it refers to the line used by the carpenter in marking the timber on which he is working, and in Zechariah 1:16 it refers to the builder's line.

Figuratively: It signifies destruction, or a portion of something marked off by line for destruction, as in 2 Kings 21:13; or for judgment, as in Isaiah 28:17.

H. Porter

6957b. qav -- a line
... Word Origin from qavah Definition a line NASB Word Usage circumference* (1), line
(16), measuring line (3). << 6957a, 6957b. qav. 6958 >>. Strong's Numbers.
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2256. chebel -- cord, territory, band
... Or chebel {khay'-bel}; from chabal; a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring
line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as ...
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2256a. chebel -- cord, territory, band
... territory, band NASB Word Usage allotment (1), coast (1), cord (2), cords (13),
group (2), line (4), lines (2), measurement (1), measuring line (1), noose (1 ...
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2339. chut -- thread, cord, line
... cord, fillet, line, thread. From an unused root probably meaning to sew; a string;
by implication, a measuring tape -- cord, fillet, line, thread. << 2338, 2339 ...
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6961. qaveh -- a line
... line From qavah; a (measuring) cord (as if for binding) -- line. see HEBREW
qavah. << 6960b, 6961. qaveh. 6961a >>. Strong's Numbers.
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6957. qav -- line
... qav {kawv}; from qavah (compare qaveh); a cord (as connecting), especially for
measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord -- line. ...
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