'Measuring reed' in the Bible
And He bringeth me in thither, and lo, a man, his appearance as the appearance of brass, and a thread of flax in his hand, and a measuring-reed, and he is standing at the gate,
And lo, a wall on the outside of the house all round about, and in the hand of the man a measuring-reed, six cubits by a cubit and a handbreadth, and he measureth the breadth of the building one reed, and the height one reed.
He hath measured the east side with the measuring-reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed round about.
He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed round about.
The south side he hath measured, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed.
He hath turned round unto the west side, he hath measured five hundred reeds with the measuring-reed.
Then I was given a measuring reed like a rod, with these words: “Go and measure God’s sanctuary and the altar, and count those who worship there.
The one who was speaking with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, and its gates and its wall.