Anakh אֲנָךְ
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| אֲנָךְ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | anakh |
| Strong's number | H594 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | plumbline |
| Occurrences | 4 in 2 verses |
Anakh (Hebrew אֲנָךְ, Strong's H594) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “plumbline”. It occurs 4 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
plummet, plumb, lead-weight
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | plumbline (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | plumb line (3), true to plumb (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Anakh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Amos
- Amos 7:7Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.
- Amos 7:8And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:“Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).