עֵט
et · stylus, pen
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5842 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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et (עֵט) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “stylus, pen”.
A stylus or chisel for engraving; also a pen for writing.
How to say it
et
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Pointed or edged tool for marking stone; writing instrument.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- pen ×2
- chisel ×1
- stylus ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Job 19:24
that with a stylus of iron and lead forever in the rock they were carved.
- Psalms 45:1
For the director. On The Lilies. Of the sons of Korah. A maskil. A song of loves. My heart overflows with a good word; I speak my works to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful scribe.
- Jeremiah 8:8
How can you say, “We are wise, and the instruction of YHWH is with us”? Surely, look, for falsehood it has been made by the lying pen of the scribes.
- Jeremiah 17:1
The sin of Judah is written with a chisel of iron, with a point of diamond; it is engraved on the tablet of their heart and on the horns of your altars,