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== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42346" /> == | |||
<p> ( קו , <i> ''''' ḳaw ''''' </i> , קוה , <i> ''''' ḳeweh ''''' </i> ): The usual meaning is simply line, rope or cord, in Isaiah 28:10 , Isaiah 28:13 , 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. </p> <p> 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 . </p> | 1 Kings 7:23 2 Chronicles 4:3 Jeremiah 31:39 Zechariah 2:1 Ezekiel 47:3 | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6083" /> == | |||
<p> ( קו , <i> ''''' ḳaw ''''' </i> , קוה , <i> ''''' ḳeweh ''''' </i> ): The usual meaning is simply line, rope or cord, in Isaiah 28:10 , Isaiah 28:13 , 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. </p> <p> 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 . </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_42346"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/measuring+line Measuring Line from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_6083"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/measuring+line Measuring Line from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_6083"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/measuring+line Measuring Line from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 12 October 2021
Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
1 Kings 7:23 2 Chronicles 4:3 Jeremiah 31:39 Zechariah 2:1 Ezekiel 47:3
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
( קו , ḳaw , קוה , ḳeweh ): The usual meaning is simply line, rope or cord, in Isaiah 28:10 , Isaiah 28:13 , 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 .
