Strong's H5842 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: עֵט (ʻêṭ)

Pronunciation: ate

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from עִיט (ʻîyṭ) [H5860] (contracted) in the sense of swooping, i.e. side-long stroke;

Definition: a stylus or marking stick

KJV Renderings: pen.

Senses

1. stylus
1. iron stylus with diamond tip used to write on stone or metal
2. reed pen used on a roll

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.