The meaning of “עֵט”
Understanding ʻêṭ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
pen. - a stylus or marking stick 1) stylus 1a) iron stylus with diamond tip used to write on stone or metal 1b) reed pen...
עֵט
pen. - a stylus or marking stick 1) stylus 1a) iron stylus with diamond tip used to write on stone or metal 1b) reed pen used on a roll
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 19:24 | “That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!” Word: עֵט (ʻêṭ) | |
| Psalms 45:1 | “My 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.” Word: עֵט (ʻêṭ) | |
| Jeremiah 8:8 | “How 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.” Word: עֵט (ʻêṭ) | |
| Jeremiah 17:1 | “The 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;” Word: עֵט (ʻêṭ) |