Lexical Summary mechugah: a compass Original Word: מְחוּגָהTransliteration: mechugah Phonetic Spelling: (mekk-oo-gaw') Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Short Definition: a compass Meaning: an instrument for, marking a, circle, compasses Strong's Concordance compass From chuwg; an instrument for marking a circle, i.e. Compasses -- compass. see HEBREW chuwg Brown-Driver-Briggs H4230. mechugah מְחוּגָה noun feminine circle-instrument, compass, used by carvers of idols יְתָֽאֳרֵ֑הוּ וּבַמְּחוּגָה Isaiah 44:13. I. חוד (√ of following; Arabic is decline, turn aside, avoid, hence perhaps riddle, as indirect, obscure). |
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