Strong's Lexicon

H5842

H5842 — עֵט

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

Hebrewetnoun mascOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1600

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5842
Word:עֵט
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H5860 (contracted) in the sense of swooping, i.e. side-long stroke
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:et
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`et (ate) n-m.
Meaning:1. a stylus or marking stick
KJV Renderings:pen.

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עֵט noun masculine Jer 8:8 stylus (√ dubious; ii. 1, 83 (after older authorities) compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 3814], [untranscribed source text 3815] sink, penerate); — ׳ ע only construct:

1. of iron, for use on stone or metal Jer 17:1 (בְּצִפֹּרֶן שָׁמִיר with diamond-point), Job 19:24 (see also חֶרֶט).
2. probably = reed-pen (used on roll, compare Jer 36:2; Jer 36:23 etc.), שֶׁקֶר סֹפְרִים ׳ ע Jer 8:8, figurative, סוֺפֵר מָהִיר ׳ לְשׁוֺנִי ע Ps 45:1 (compare NowArchaeology i. 290 BenzArchaeology 290).


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מעט & מעט (m’zaht)

Exodus 17:4

KJV: And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
EHCC: they be almost ready to stone me, (lit. yet

Exodus 23:80

EHCC: By little and little 1 will drive them out

Leviticus 25:52

KJV: And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.
EHCC: itt there remain but few years

Numbers 13:18

KJV: And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
EHCC: strong or weak, few or many ;

Numbers 16:9

KJV: Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
EHCC: (Seemeth it but) a smalt hang unto you,

Numbers 26:54

KJV: To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.give the more…: Heb. multiply his inheritancegive the less…: Heb. diminish his inheritance
EHCC: and to Yew thou shalt give the less

Numbers 83:54

EHCC: and to the fewer ye shall give the less

Numbers 35:8

KJV: And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.he…: Heb. they inherit
EHCC: but from (them that have) few

Deuteronomy 7:7

KJV: The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
EHCC: ye (were) the fewest of all people:

Deuteronomy 26:5

KJV: And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
EHCC: and sojourned there with a few,

Deuteronomy 98:88

EHCC: and shalt gather (but) diéle

Joshua 7:3

KJV: And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.about…: Heb. about two thousand men, or, about three thousand men
EHCC: for they (are but) few.

Joshua 22:17

KJV: Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord,
EHCC: (Is) the iniquity of Peor too little for us,

Judges 4:19

KJV: And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.
EHCC: Give me, I pray thee, a little water

Ruth 2:7

KJV: And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
EHCC: she tarried a /;) in the house.

1 Samuel 14:6

KJV: And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few.
EHCC: to save by many or by few.

1 Samuel 43:1

EHCC: did but taste 4 /ittle hon

1 Samuel 17:28

KJV: And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
EHCC: with whom hast thou left those few aheey

1 Samuel 16:1

KJV: And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
EHCC: when David was a little past the top

1 Kings 17:10

KJV: So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
EHCC: Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water

2 Chronicles 12:7

KJV: And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.some: or, a little while
EHCC: 1 will it them some (marg.or, a little

2 Chronicles 29:34

KJV: But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.did help…: Heb. strengthened them
EHCC: But the priests were too few,

Ezra 9:8

KJV: And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.space: Heb. momenta nail: or, a pin: that is, a constant and sure abode
EHCC: And now for a little space

Nehemiah 2:12

KJV: And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
EHCC: 1 and some few men with me;

Nehemiah 7:4

KJV: Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.large: Heb. broad in spaces
EHCC: the people (were) few therein,

Job 10:90

EHCC: Are) not my days few?

Job 15:11

KJV: Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
EHCC: (are) bs consolations of God small with

Job 24:24

KJV: They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.are gone: Heb. are nottaken…: Heb. closed up
EHCC: They are exalted for a little while,

Job 32:22

KJV: For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
EHCC: my maker would soon take me away.

Psalms 2:12

KJV: Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
EHCC: his wrath is kindled but a little.

Psalms 8:5

KJV: For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
EHCC: (6).thou hast made him a little lower

Psalms 87:10

EHCC: For yet a little while,

Psalms 73:2

KJV: But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
EHCC: my feet were olmost pone ;

Psalms 81:14

KJV: I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
EHCC: (15).1 should soon have subdued their

Psalms 94:17

KJV: Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.almost: or, quickly
EHCC: my soul had almost (marg. or, quickly)

Psalms 119:87

KJV: They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
EHCC: They had almost consumed me upon earth;

Proverbs 5:14

KJV: I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
EHCC: 1 was almost in all evil

Proverbs 6:10

KJV: Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
EHCC: ( Yet) a little sleep, a little slumber, a little

Proverbs 10:20

KJV: The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
EHCC: the heart of the wicked (is) little worth.

Proverbs 15:16

KJV: Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.
EHCC: Better (is) Jittle with the fear of the Lord

Proverbs 16:8

KJV: Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
EHCC: Better (ia) 4 little with righteousness

Proverbs 24:33

KJV: Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
EHCC: ( Yet) a little sleep, a little slumber, a little

Ecclesiastes 5:2

KJV: Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.thing: or, word
EHCC: (1). therefore let thy words be few.

Ecclesiastes 9:14

KJV: There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:
EHCC: a little city, and few men within it ;

Ecclesiastes 10:1

KJV: Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.Dead…: Heb. Flies of death
EHCC: (s0 doth) a little folly

Song of Songs 3:4

KJV: It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
EHCC: bué a little that I passed from them,

Isaiah 1:9

KJV: Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
EHCC: 8 very email remnant,

Isaiah 7:13

KJV: And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
EHCC: (Is it) 4 small thing for you to weary men,

Isaiah 10:7

KJV: Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
EHCC: cut off nations not a few.

Isaiah 16:14

KJV: But now the Lord hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.feeble: or, not many
EHCC: the remnant (shall be) very small (lit.

Isaiah 26:20

KJV: Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
EHCC: hide thyself us it were for a little moment,

Isaiah 29:17

KJV: Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
EHCC: (Is) it not yet a very little while,

Jeremiah 42:9

KJV: And said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;
EHCC: we are left (but) a few of many,

Jeremiah 51:33

KJV: For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.it is…: or, in the time that he thresheth her
EHCC: yet a little while,

Ezekiel 5:3

KJV: Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.skirts: Heb. wings
EHCC: take thereof a few in number,

Ezekiel 11:16

KJV: Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
EHCC: yet will 1 be to them as a little sanctuary

Ezekiel 16:20

KJV: Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,to be…: Heb. to devour
EHCC: (Is this) of thy whoredoms a small mutter,

Ezekiel 84:18

EHCC: (Seemeth it) a emall thing unto you

Daniel 11:23

KJV: And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
EHCC: shall become strong with 6 small people.

Hosea 1:4

KJV: And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.avenge: Heb. visit
EHCC: for yet a little (while),

Hosea 8:10

KJV: Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.sorrow: or, begina…: or, in a little while
EHCC: they shall sorrow a (ittle

Hosea 2:6

KJV: Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.make…: Heb. wall a wall
EHCC: Yet once, it (is) a little while,

Zechariah 1:15

KJV: And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
EHCC: 1 was but a little displeased,
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