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mēt (מרד, mādhadh): “To measure,†either with a utensil of dry measure, as in , or to measure with a line or measure of length, as in ; ; . In , it is the rendering of ḳaw, ḳaw, literally, “line-line†i.e. measuring line, referring to the Ethiopians as a nation that measured off other peoples for destruction and trod them down, as in the Revised Version (British and American). It is regarded by some as signifying strength, being cognate with the Arabic kawı̂, “strong.†For mete of and parallel passages in ; , see MEASURE.