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Lexicon :: Strong's H3913 - lāṭaš

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לָטַשׁ
Transliteration
lāṭaš
Pronunciation
law-tash'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1110

Strong’s Definitions

לָטַשׁ lâṭash, law-tash'; a primitive root; properly, to hammer out (an edge), i.e. to sharpen:—instructer, sharp(-en), whet.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H3913 in the following manner: sharpen (2x), sharp (1x), whet (1x), instructer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H3913 in the following manner: sharpen (2x), sharp (1x), whet (1x), instructer (1x).
  1. to sharpen, hammer, whet

    1. (Qal)

      1. to hammer

      2. to sharpen (sword)

      3. hammerer (participle)

    2. (Pual) to be sharpened

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָטַשׁ lâṭash, law-tash'; a primitive root; properly, to hammer out (an edge), i.e. to sharpen:—instructer, sharp(-en), whet.
STRONGS H3913: Abbreviations
† [לָטַשׁ] verb hammer, sharpen, whet (Late Hebrew id., hammer, tap; Aramaic לְטַשׁ, bdb053804 sharpen; Arabic bdb053805 strike, tap); —
Qal Imperfect יִלְטוֺשׁ Job 16:9; Psalm 7:13; Infinitive construct לֵלְטוֺשׁ 1 Samuel 13:20; Participle לֹטֵשׁ; —
1. hammer, only Participle = hammerer followed by כָּלתֹֿרֵשׁ Genesis 4:22 (J).
2. sharpen sword חֶרֶב (accusative) Psalm 7:13; compare 1 Samuel 13:20, object מַחֲרֶשֶׁת, אֵת, קַרְדֹּם, מַחֲרֵשָׁה; figurative עֵינַיִם לִי ל׳ Job 16:9 my foe whets his eye for me
Pu. Participle תַּעַר מְלֻטָּשׁ Psalm 52:4 a sharpened razor (in simile of evil tongue).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:22

1 Samuel

13:20; 13:20

Job

16:9; 16:9

Psalms

7:13; 7:13; 52:4

H3913

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3913 matches the Hebrew לָטַשׁ (lāṭaš),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:22 -

Zillah bore Tubal-cain, who made all kinds of bronze and iron tools. Tubal-cain’s sister was Naamah.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:20 -

So all the Israelites went to the Philistines to sharpen their plows, mattocks, axes, and sickles.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:9 -

His anger tears at me, and he harasses me.

He gnashes his teeth at me.

My enemy pierces me with his eyes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:12 -

If anyone does not repent,

he will sharpen his sword;

he has strung his bow and made it ready.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:2 -

Like a sharpened razor,

your tongue devises destruction,

working treachery.

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