'Measuring rod' in the Bible

And he brought me there, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring rod; and he stood in the gate.

And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring rod of six cubits long by the cubit and a handbreadth: so he measured the width of the building, one rod; and the height, one rod.

Then came he unto the east door, and went up the stairs, and measured the posts of the door, whereof every one was one measuring rod. Every chamber was one measuring rod long and broad:

between the chambers were five cubits. The post of the door within the porch, was one measuring rod.

He measured also the porch of the innermore door which contained one measuring rod.

The inner courtyard had a gate opposite the gate on the north as well as the gate on the east; and he measured a hundred cubits from gate to gate.

I saw also that the house was very high round about. The foundation of the side chambers was one measuring rod, that is, six cubits broad.

He measured the east side with the measuring rod, five hundred rods, with the measuring rod all around.

He measured the north side, five hundred rods, with the measuring rod all around.

He measured the south side, five hundred rods, with the measuring rod.

He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred rods with the measuring rod.

Now when the man that had the measuring rod in his hand went unto the east door, he measured a thousand cubits, and then he brought me through the water, even to the ankles: