a.nakh denotes the measuring line seen in a wall vision and placed among Israel.

The attested use is a measuring line: in Amos 7:7 it is associated with a wall and held in the Lord’s hand, and in Amos 7:8 it is said to be placed among Israel.

1. A measuring line in the vision · dominant

   Both occurrences use the noun in the same vision setting. In Amos 7:7 the APB renders a wall associated with the line and the line in the Lord’s hand; in Amos 7:8 it renders the line as being placed among Israel.

   Amos 7:7Amos 7:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the noun as “a plumbline” in both Amos 7:7 and Amos 7:8. This rendering is confirmed by the vision’s wall, hand, and placement clauses rather than treated as a separate lexical distinction.