מִשְׁקֶלֶת
mišqelet
levelling instrument
Strong's H4949NounHebrewTWOT 2454d

מִשְׁקֶלֶת (mišqelet) is a Hebrew noun meaning levelling instrument. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4949).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2454d)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2454d)levelling instrument, level; weight, plummet
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מִשְׁקֶ֫לֶת noun, feminine: levelling instrument, level

מִשְׁקֹ֫לֶת noun, feminine levelling instrument, level (for horizontal accuracy)

Strong's H4949 מִשְׁקֶלֶת: a weight, i.e. a plummet (with line attached)
KJV:plummet.

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 2454: שָׁקַל šāqal — weigh; weigh out; suspend, poise; pay, receive, receiver, spend

See it in Scripture

2 Kings 21:13Isaiah 28:17

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