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(Heb. kav, ÷ִå , a line for measuring. as elsewhere rendered) is mentioned (Isa_44:13) among the tools of the carpenter ( çָøִùׁ òֵöéí , hewer of wood), the associated implements being the "line" (Heb. sered, ַֹùøֶã , probably a graver), the "plane " (Heb. maktsu'ah, îִ÷ְöåּòָä , probably a chisel), and the "compass" (Heb, mechugah, îְçåּâָä , probably compasses). SEE HANDICRAFT.