קָ֣ו

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 קָ֣ו

   KAV

   measuring line
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 קָ֣ו שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן

   KAV shom-re-RON

   measuring line of Samaria
3. clause🔊 וְנָטִ֣יתִי עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֵ֚ת קָ֣ו שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן וְאֶת־מִשְׁקֹ֖לֶת בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב

   ve-na-TI-ti al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ET KAV shom-re-RON ve-et-mish-ko-LET BET akh-AV

   and I will stretch out upon Jerusalem measuring line of Samaria and the plumb line of the house of Ahab
4. sentence🔊 וְנָטִ֣יתִי עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֵ֚ת קָ֣ו שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן וְאֶת־מִשְׁקֹ֖לֶת בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב וּמָחִ֨יתִי אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־יִמְחֶ֤ה אֶת־הַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙ מָחָ֔ה וְהָפַ֖ךְ עַל־פָּנֶֽיהָ׃

   ve-na-TI-ti al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ET KAV shom-re-RON ve-et-mish-ko-LET BET akh-AV u-ma-KHI-ti et-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ka-a-SHER-yim-KHE et-ha-tsal-LA-khat ma-KHA ve-ha-FAKH al-pa-NE-ha

   and I will stretch out upon Jerusalem measuring line of Samaria and the plumb line of the house of Ahab and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes the dish wiping and turning upon its face

Exegesis

The phrases kav Shomron {קָו שֹׁמְרוֹן | qāw šom-ron} ‘line of Samaria’ and mishkolet beit Aḥ’āv {מִשְׁקֹלֶת בֵּית אַחְאָב | miš-qō-leṯ bēṯ ʾaḥ-ʾāv} ‘plumb line of Ahab’s house’ create a tight parallel structure highlighting consistent standards of judgment.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ק־ו־וq–w–w

“line”

• 🔊 Isaiah 28:10kavline