Strong H4884מְשׂוּרָה
capacity
- Transliteration
- meώûrâh
- Pronunciation
- mes-oo-raw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From an unused root meaning apparently to divide; a measure (for liquids): - measure.
Detailed definition
STEP sense: capacity
Exact lexical definition: measure
Part of speech: noun
BDB context: מְשׂוּרָה n.f . measure , of water; capacity in gen.
In the Bible
Strong H4884 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- measure4
First verses
- Leviticus 19:35Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
- 1 Chronicles 23:29Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;
- Ezekiel 4:11Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.
- Ezekiel 4:16Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: