Cheret חֶ֫רֶט
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| חֶ֫רֶט | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | cheret |
| Strong's number | H2747 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | stylus |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (1) |
Cheret (Hebrew חֶ֫רֶט, Strong's H2747) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “stylus”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) an engraving tool, stylus, chisel, graving tool
1a) graving tool
1b) stylus
1a) graving tool
1b) stylus
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tool (1), pen (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | engraving tool (1), stylus (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Cheret, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 32:4And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
Isaiah
- Isaiah 8:1Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz.Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).