מִשְׁקֶלֶת

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

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

KJV Usage

plummet.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.level, levelling tool or instrument, plummet

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mishqeleth; Pronunciation: mish-keh'-leth