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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 - But every one of the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, or his sickle,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:21 - and the charge was two-thirds of a shekel[fn] for the plowshares and for the mattocks, and a third of a shekel[fn] for sharpening the axes and for setting the goads.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:4 - He shall judge between the nations,
and shall decide disputes for many peoples;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:10 - Beat your plowshares into swords,
and your pruning hooks into spears;
let the weak say, “I am a warrior.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:3 - He shall judge between many peoples,
and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore;
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