עֵט ʻêṭ
Meaning
a stylus or marking stick
In the King James Version: pen.
Derivation: from H5860 (עִיט) (contracted) in the sense of swooping, i.e. side-long stroke;
Where it is used
- Job 19:24 by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.
- Psalms 45:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
- Jeremiah 8:8 How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
- Jeremiah 17:1 “The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond point on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.