Hebrew - English Dictionary
H6957 - Rule
| Strong's No.: | H6957 | 
| Hebrew: | קַו | 
| Transliteration: | qav | 
| Phonetic: | kav | 
| Word Origin: | From H6960 (compare H6961) | 
| Bible Usage: | line. Compare H6978 . | 
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine | 
| Strongs Definition:  | a cord (as {connecting }) especially for measuring; figuratively a rule; also a {rim} a musical string or accord  | 
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition:  | 1. cord, line, measuring-line a. cord b. measuring-line 2. (BDB) onomatapoetic mimicry of Isaiah's words, perhaps senseless  | 
| Bible References:
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| Translation Occurrences:  | 
                                
                                         
                                            line ( 20 )
                                         
                                        
                                            out ( 2 )
                                         
                                        
                                            rule ( 1 )
                                         
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                    Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
            by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.