חֶרֶט
chereṭ · kheh'-ret
a chisel or graver; also a style forwriting
Lexicon
Derivation: from a primitive root meaning to engrave;
a chisel or graver; also a style forwriting
- a chisel or graver
- also, a style forwriting
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: graving tool, pen.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › the head, the highest › to surround and contain
To separate and protect of the head, the highest that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֶרֶט above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- it with a graving tool1 · 50%
- pen1 · 50%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.