Lexicon :: Strong's H2747 - ḥereṭ

חֶרֶט
Transliteration
ḥereṭ
Pronunciation
kheh'-ret
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a primitive root meaning to engrave
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 738a

Strong’s Definitions

חֶרֶט chereṭ, kheh'-ret; from a primitive root meaning to engrave; a chisel or graver; also a style for writing:—graving tool, pen.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H2747 in the following manner: graving tool (1x), pen (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H2747 in the following manner: graving tool (1x), pen (1x).

  1. an engraving tool, stylus, chisel, graving tool

    1. graving tool

    2. stylus

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶרֶט chereṭ, kheh'-ret; from a primitive root meaning to engrave; a chisel or graver; also a style for writing:—graving tool, pen.
STRONGS H2747: Abbreviations
† חֶ֫רֶט noun [masculine] graving-tool, stylus —
1. graving-tool, with which Aaron fashioned (וַיָּצַר) the molten calf Exodus 32:4 (E).
2. stylus, for writing on tablet (גִּלָּיוֺן): כְּתֹב עָלָיו בְּחֶרֶט אֱנוֺשׁ Isaiah 8:1 write on it with a man's (i.e. an ordinary) stylus ＝in common characters, intelligible to all (see BenzArchaeology 290).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

32:4

Isaiah

8:1