מְשׂוּרָהmᵉsûwrâh
measure, of water (Ezekiel 4:11; Ezekiel 4:16; Leviticus 19:35; 1 Chronicles 23:29)
Pronunciation: mes-oo-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4884
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 19:35 “Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.
- 1 Chronicles 23:29 They were in charge of the sacred bread that was set out on the table, the choice flour for the grain offerings, the wafers made without yeast, the cakes cooked in olive oil, and the other mixed breads. They were also responsible to check all the weights and measures.
- Ezekiel 4:11 Then measure out a jar of water for each day, and drink it at set times.
- Ezekiel 4:16 Then he told me, “Son of man, I will make food very scarce in Jerusalem. It will be weighed out with great care and eaten fearfully. The water will be rationed out drop by drop, and the people will drink it with dismay.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).