What does עֵט (ʿēṭ) mean in the Bible?
עֵט (ʿēṭ): Tool for inscribing permanent marks; used metaphorically of God's determination and human speech-making things real.
Hebrew · H5842
עֵט
A stylus or marking stick
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עֵטH5842
Pronunciationʿēṭ
What does עֵט (ʿēṭ) mean in the Bible?
עֵט (ʿēṭ): Tool for inscribing permanent marks; used metaphorically of God's determination and human speech-making things real.
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How does the BSB render H5842?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include stylus (2), is the pen (1), pen (1).
Where does עֵט (ʿēṭ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 19:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), Job (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itstylus2×Job 19:24, Jeremiah 17:1
is the pen1×Psalms 45:1
pen1×Jeremiah 8:8
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Usage map
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First aligned rowJob 19:24
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Job1Psalms1Jeremiah2
Source forms
בְּעֵ֥ט1xbə·‘êṭJeremiah 17:1
בְּעֵט־1xbə·‘êṭ-Job 19:24
עֵ֖ט1x‘êṭJeremiah 8:8
עֵ֤ט׀1x‘êṭPsalms 45:1
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct2xJob 19:24, Jeremiah 17:1
Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 45:1
Noun - masculine singular construct1xJeremiah 8:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Tool for inscribing permanent marks; used metaphorically of God's determination and human speech-making things real.
Source Gloss
a stylus or marking stick
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Tool for inscribing permanent marks; used metaphorically of God's determination and human speech-making things real.
a stylus or marking stick BDB: stylus Usage: pen.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֵט is built from this root:
עִיטH5860
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