מְחוּגָה
mĕḥûgâ
circle-instrument
Strong's H4230NounHebrewTWOT 615b

מְחוּגָה (mĕḥûgâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning circle-instrument. It appears 1 time in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4230).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 615b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 615b)circle-instrument, compass; compasses
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מְחוּגָה noun, feminine: circle-instrument, compass

circle-instrument, compass, used by carvers of idols.

Strong's H4230 מְחוּגָה: an instrument for marking a circle, i.e. compasses
KJV:compass.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 615: חוּג ḥûg — draw round, make a circle; describe a circle; compass

See it in Scripture

Isaiah 44:13

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