Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Who hath meaſured the waters in the hollow of his hand? and meted out heauen with the ſpanne, and comprehended the duſt of the earth in † a meaſure, and weighed the mountaines in ſcales, and the hilles in a balance?
אֶרֶץ , feminine noun, ʾeretz — earth, land (value 291)
H776,
אֶרֶץ ʼerets, eh'-rets; from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):—× common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.land, earth
earth
whole earth (as opposed to a part)
earth (as opposed to heaven)
earth (inhabitants)
land
country, territory
district, region
tribal territory
piece of ground
land of Canaan, Israel
inhabitants of land
Sheol, land without return, (under) world
city (-state)
ground, surface of the earth
ground
soil
(in phrases)
people of the land
space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
(almost wholly late in usage)
lands, countries
often in contrast to Canaan
Used in 2190 Verses, 39 Books 2498  Occurrence Count
גִּבְעָה , feminine noun, givʿa — a hill (value 80)
H1389,
גִּבְעָה gibʻâh, ghib-aw'; feminine from the same as H1387; a hillock:—hill, little hill.hill
hill (lower than a mountain)
as a place of illicit worship
poetic for mountain
used in place names
Used in 71 Verses, 25 Books 71  Occurrence Count
הַר , masculine noun, har — mountain, hill, hill country (value 205)
H2022,
הַר har, har; a shortened form of H2042; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively):—hill (country), mount(-ain), × promotion.hill, mountain, hill country, mount
Used in 486 Verses, 35 Books 543  Occurrence Count
זֶרֶת , feminine noun, zeret — a span (value 607)
H2239,
זֶרֶת zereth, zeh'-reth; from H2219; the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span:—span.span
a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from the thumb to the little finger on an outstretched hand
Used in 5 Verses, 4 Books 7  Occurrence Count
כּוּל , verb, kul — to comprehend, contain (value 56)
H3557,
כּוּל kûwl, kool; a primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses):—(be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).to seize, contain, measure
(Qal) to measure, calculate
(Pilpel) to sustain, maintain, contain
to sustain, support, nourish
to contain, hold in, restrain
to support, endure
(Polpal) to be supplied
(Hilpil) to contain, hold, hold in, endure
to contain
to sustain, endure
Used in 36 Verses, 15 Books 37  Occurrence Count
מֹאזֵן , masculine noun, mozeyn — balances, scales (value 98)
H3976,
מֹאזֵן môʼzên, mo-zane'; from H239; (only in the dual) a pair of scales:—balances.Used in 15 Verses, 10 Books 15  Occurrence Count
מָדַד , verb, madad — to measure (value 48)
H4058,
מָדַד mâdad, maw-dad'; a primitive root; properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended:—measure, mete, stretch self.to measure, stretch
(Qal) to measure
(Niphal) to be measured
(Piel)
to extend, continue
to measure, measure off
(Po) measured
(Hithpolel) to extend oneself, stretch oneself
Used in 49 Verses, 12 Books 51  Occurrence Count
מִי , interrogative pronoun, miy — who? (value 50)
H4310,
מִי mîy, me; an interrogative pronoun of persons, as H4100 is of things, who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix:—any (man), × he, × him, O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), would to God.who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever
Used in 342 Verses, 35 Books 422  Occurrence Count
מַיִם , masculine noun, mayim — waters, water (value 90)
H4325,
מַיִם mayim, mah'-yim; dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen:— piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).water, waters
water
water of the feet, urine
of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)
Used in 522 Verses, 33 Books 575  Occurrence Count
עָפָר , masculine noun, ʿafar — dry earth, dust (value 350)
H6083,
עָפָר ʻâphâr, aw-fawr'; from H6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud:—ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish
dry or loose earth
debris
mortar
ore
Used in 103 Verses, 25 Books 110  Occurrence Count
פֶּלֶס , masculine noun, peles — a balance, scale (value 170)
H6425,
פֶּלֶס peleç, peh'-les; from H6424; a balance:—scales, weight.Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
שָׁלִישׁ , masculine noun, shaliysh — a third (part) (value 640)
H7991,
שָׁלִישׁ shâlîysh, shaw-leesh'; or שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh; (1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 12:18), or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh; (2 Samuel 23:13), from H7969; a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather three-stringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest):—captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).third part
name of a measure
a musical instrument
maybe three-stringed, triangular shape, or three-barred
perhaps a sistrum or triangle
shield carrier, adjutant, officer, captain
Used in 16 Verses, 9 Books 17  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַיִם , masculine noun, shamayim — heaven, sky (value 390)
H8064,
שָׁמַיִם shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim; dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):—air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).heaven, heavens, sky
visible heavens, sky
as abode of the stars
as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
Heaven (as the abode of God)
Used in 395 Verses, 33 Books 413  Occurrence Count
שֹׁעַל , masculine noun, shoʿal — hollow hand, handful (value 400)
H8168,
שֹׁעַל shôʻal, sho'-al; from an unused root meaning to hollow out; the palm; by extension, a handful:—handful, hollow of the hand.hollow hand, hollow of hand, handful
hollow hand, hollow of hand
handful
Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 3  Occurrence Count
שָׁקַל , verb, shakal — to weigh (value 430)
H8254,
שָׁקַל shâqal, shaw-kal'; a primitive root; to suspend or poise (especially in trade):—pay, receive(-r), spend, × throughly, weigh.to weigh, weigh out, pay out
(Qal)
to weigh
to weigh out (a price)
of grief (fig)
(Niphal)
to be weighed
to be weighed out
Used in 21 Verses, 10 Books 21  Occurrence Count
תָּכַן , verb, takhan — to regulate, measure, estimate (value 470)
H8505,
תָּכַן tâkan, taw-kan'; a primitive root; to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively to arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment, estimate, test):—bear up, direct, be (un-)equal, mete, ponder, tell, weigh.to regulate, measure, estimate, ponder, balance, make even, level, weigh, be equal, be weighed out, test, prove
(Qal) estimate (participle)
(Niphal)
to be estimated
to be made even or right, be adjusted to the standard
(Piel) to weigh out, mete out
(Pual)
to be weighed out, be measured out
measured out (participle)
Used in 13 Verses, 7 Books 18  Occurrence Count
| Isaiah 40:12Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מִֽי־מָדַ֨ד בְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹ מַ֗יִם וְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ בַּזֶּ֣רֶת תִּכֵּ֔ן וְכָ֥ל בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֑רֶץ וְשָׁקַ֤ל בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ הָרִ֔ים וּגְבָע֖וֹת בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃ |
| Verse #18433 (Ch. #719) — 16 words, 64 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Who hath measured |
H4058madad |
מָדַד |
48 |
| the waters |
H4325mayim |
מַיִם |
90 |
| in the hollow of his hand, |
H8168shoʿal |
שֹׁעַל |
400 |
| and meted out |
H8505takhan |
תָּכַן |
470 |
| heaven |
H8064shamayim |
שָׁמַיִם |
390 |
| with the span, |
H2239zeret |
זֶרֶת |
607 |
| and comprehended |
H3557kul |
כּוּל |
56 |
| the dust |
H6083ʿafar |
עָפָר |
350 |
| of the earth |
H776ʾeretz |
אֶרֶץ |
291 |
| in a measure, |
H7991shaliysh |
שָׁלִישׁ |
640 |
| and weighed |
H8254shakal |
שָׁקַל |
430 |
| the mountains |
H2022har |
הַר |
205 |
| in scales, |
H6425peles |
פֶּלֶס |
170 |
| and the hills |
H1389givʿa |
גִּבְעָה |
80 |
| in a balance? |
H3976mozeyn |
מֹאזֵן |
98 |
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