לָטַשׁ lâṭash

Meaning

properly, to hammer out (an edge), i.e. to sharpen

In the King James Version: instructer, sharp(-en), whet.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Genesis 4:22 And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
• 1 Samuel 13:20 Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
• Job 16:9 His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
• Psalms 7:12 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
• Psalms 52:2 Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.