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(קו, ḳaw, קוה, ḳeweh): The usual meaning is simply line, rope or cord, in , , but the line was used for measurement, as is evident from such passages as ; ; . Whether the line for measuring had a definite length or not we have no means of knowing. In it refers to the line used by the carpenter in marking the timber on which he is working, and in it refers to the builder's line.
Figuratively: It signifies destruction, or a portion of something marked off by line for destruction, as in ; or for judgment, as in .