Strong's Lexicon

H2747

H2747 — חֶרֶט

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewcheretnoun mascOccurrences: 2TWOT: 738a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2747
Word:	חֶרֶט
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from a primitive root meaning to engrave
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	cheret
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	kheh'-ret
Meaning:	1. a chisel or graver 2. also a style for writing
KJV Renderings:	graving tool, pen.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3116

חֶ֫רֶט noun [masculine] graving-tool, stylus —

1. graving-tool, with which Aaron fashioned (וַיָּצַר) the molten calf Exod 32:4 ( E ).

2. stylus, for writing on tablet (גִּלָּיוֺן): כְּתֹב עָלָיו בְּחֶרֶט אֱנוֺשׁ Isa 8:1 write on it with a man's (i.e. an ordinary) stylus = in common characters, intelligible to all (see Benz^{Archaeology 290}).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חרט (g’heh’-ret)

Concordance entry

EHCC: | Ex. $2: 4. fashioned it with a graving tool, | Isa. 8: 1. write in it with a man's pen 2