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Lexicon :: Strong's H855 - 'ēṯ

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אֵת
Transliteration
'ēṯ
Pronunciation
ayth
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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TWOT Reference: 192a

Strong’s Definitions

אֵת ʼêth, ayth; of uncertain derivation; a hoe or other digging implement:—coulter, plowshare.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H855 in the following manner: plowshare (3x), coulter (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H855 in the following manner: plowshare (3x), coulter (2x).

  1. ploughshare

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; of uncertain derivation; a hoe or other digging implement:—coulter, plowshare.
STRONGS H855: Abbreviations
III. אֵת see אתת.

III. [אֵת] noun [masculine] a cutting instrument of iron usually translated ploughshare — singular suffix אֵתוֺ 1 Samuel 13:20; plural אֵתִים 1 Samuel 13:21, אִתִּים Isaiah 2:4 = Micah 4:3; suffix אִתֵּיכֶם Joel 4:10; according to Klo and others also 2 Kings 6:5 אֶתהַֿבַּרְזֶל, i.e. the axe of iron.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

13:20; 13:21

2 Kings

6:5

Isaiah

2:4

Micah

4:3

H855

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Strong's Number H855 matches the Hebrew אֵת ('ēṯ),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:20 - So whenever the Israelites needed to sharpen their plowshares, picks, axes, or sickles,[fn] they had to take them to a Philistine blacksmith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:21 - (The charges were as follows: a quarter of an ounce of silver[fn] for sharpening a plowshare or a pick, and an eighth of an ounce[fn] for sharpening an ax, a sickle, or an ox goad.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:4 - The LORD will mediate between nations
and will settle international disputes.
They will hammer their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will no longer fight against nation,
nor train for war anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:10 - Hammer your plowshares into swords
and your pruning hooks into spears.
Train even your weaklings to be warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:3 - The LORD will mediate between peoples
and will settle disputes between strong nations far away.
They will hammer their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will no longer fight against nation,
nor train for war anymore.
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