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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:22 - As for Zillah, H6741 she also H1571 gave H3205 birth H3205 to Tubal-cain, H8423 the forger H3913 of all H3605 implements H2790 of bronze H5178 and iron; H1270 and the sister H269 of Tubal-cain H8423 was Naamah. H5279

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:20 - So all H3605 Israel H3478 went H3381 down H3381 to the Philistines, H6430 each H376 to sharpen H3913 his plowshare, H4281 his mattock, H855 his axe, H7134 and his hoe. H4281

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:9 - “His anger H639 has torn H2963 me and [fn]hunted H7852 me down, H7852
He has gnashed H2786 at me with His teeth; H8127
My adversary H6862 [fn]glares H3913 H5869 at me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:12 - If H518 [fn]a man does not repent, H7725 He will sharpen H3913 His sword; H2719
He has bent H1869 His bow H7198 and [fn]made H3559 it ready. H3559

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:2 - Your tongue H3956 devises H2803 destruction, H1942
Like a sharp H3913 razor, H8593 O worker H6213 of deceit. H7423
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