קַו

I. קַו only in קַו לָקָו Isa 28:10 (twice in verse); Isa 28:13 (twice in verse), mimicry of Isaiah's words, perhaps senseless, see צַו p. 846.

II. קַו see קוה.

II. קַו noun masculine^{Zech 1:16} line (compare Kö^{ii. l. 40 Anm. 2}); — absolute קַו Ezek 47:3 + Zech 1:16 Qr (Kt קוה), קָ֑ו Isa 34:17 +; construct קַו 2Kgs 21:13 +; — measuring-line (מִדָּה ׳ק Jer 31:39): 1Kgs 7:23 (Qr; Kt קוה, see below) = 2Chr 4:2; Ezek 47:3 for marking off a possession inland Isa 34:17 (figurative); especially עַל׳נְטָה ק in building, Job 38:5 (figurative of earth), Zech 1:16 (יִנְּטֶה; || יִבָּנֶה), so ׳יְצָא ק Jer 31:39 (Qr; Kt קיה); ׳נָטָה ק of designing idol Isa 44:13 marking off for destruction, עַל׳נָטָה ק 2Kgs 21:13; Isa 34:11 (קַרתֹהוּ), ׳ק ׳נ Lam 2:8 so מִשְׁפָּט לְקָ֔ו וְשַׂמְתִּ֫י Isa 28:27. — קַוָּם Ps 19:5 (AV their line. figurative of their domain) read probably קֹלָם their sound, Capp. 0l Che and now most. Isa 18:2; Isa 18:7 see קוקו -below; Isa 28:10; Isa 28:13 see I. קַו.

קוה noun masculine Kt = II. קַו Qr; absolute (קֶ֫וֶה or קָוֶה) Zech 1:16 construct (קֶ֫וֶה or קְוֵה) 1Kgs 7:23; Jer 31:39.

קַוְקָו (or קַוְקַו, קָוְקָו) noun [masculine] might (?); — so read (according to most) for קַוקָֿו in phrase ׳גּוֺי ק Isa 18:2; Isa 18:7 i.e. a mighty nation (compare Arabic strength; see (on reduplication) Ges^{«GKC:123e»§ 123e}); > RV 'meting out' conquered lands, literally 'of line, line' (11. קַו).