Chereṭ — H2747

Definition

masculine noun

a chisel or graver; also a style forwriting

1. an engraving tool, stylus, chisel, graving tool
1. graving tool
2. stylus

Usually translated as

graving tool, pen

Origin

from a primitive root meaning to engrave

Occurrences

Chereṭ occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Isaiah (1)

• Exodus 32:4 — And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool (בַּחֶ֔רֶט), after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
• Isaiah 8:1 — Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen (בְּחֶ֣רֶט) concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.