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lı̄n (קו, kÌ£aw, חבל, hÌ£eÌ„bhel): Usually of a measuring line, as ; ; (kÌ£aw); ; ; (hÌ£eÌ„bhel). Other Hebrew words mean simply a cord or thread (, ; ; ). In (kÌ£aw, “Their line is gone out through all the earthâ€), the reference is probably still to measurement (the heaven as spanning and bounding the earth), though the Septuagint, followed by , takes it as meaning a musical cord φθοÌγγος, phthoÌggos). The “line,†as measure, suggests rule of conduct (). For “line†in , the Revised Version (British and American) reads “pencil,†margin “red ochre†(seredh), and in , “province,†margin “limit†(kanoÌ„Ìn). See also MEASURING LINE; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.