Strong H5842עֵט
stylus
- Transliteration
- ‛êţ
- Pronunciation
- ate
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From H5860 (contracted) in the sense of {swooping} that {is} side long stroke; a stylus or marking stick: - pen.
Detailed definition
1) stylus
1a) iron stylus with diamond tip used to write on stone or metal
1b) reed pen used on a roll
1a) iron stylus with diamond tip used to write on stone or metal
1b) reed pen used on a roll
In the Bible
Strong H5842 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pen4
First verses
- Job 19:24That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
- Psalms 45:1My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
- Jeremiah 8:8How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
- Jeremiah 17:1The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;