H4949 מִשְׁקֶלֶת

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

מִשְׁקֶלֶת

mishqeleth · mish-keh'-leth

Definition

a weight, i.e. a plummet (with line attached)

KJV Renderings

plummet.

Derivation / Etymology

or מִשְׁקֹלֶת; feminine of H4948 (מִשְׁקָל) or H4947 (מַשְׁקוֹף);

KJV Verses (2)

2 Kings 21:13And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
Isaiah 28:17Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.