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mišqelet מִשְׁקֶ֫לֶת ‘level’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of mišqāl מִשְׁקָל ‘weight’ or mašqōf מַשְׁקוֹף ‘lintel’
Roots: משׁקל משׁקוף

mišqelet n, f
1) level, levelling tool or instrument, plummet

Mentioned in 2 Kings 21:13 Isaiah 28:17

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