Lâṭash — H3913

Definition

verb

properly, to hammer out (an edge), i.e. to sharpen

1. to sharpen, hammer, whet
1. (Qal)
1. to hammer
2. to sharpen (sword)
3. hammerer (participle)
2. (Pual) to be sharpened

Usually translated as

sharp, sharpen, whet, instructer

Origin

a primitive root

Occurrences

Lâṭash occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 1 Samuel (1), Job (1), Psalms (2)

• Genesis 4:22 — And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain (לֹטֵ֕שׁ), an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
• 1 Samuel 13:20 — But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen (לִ֠לְטוֹשׁ) every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
• Job 16:9 — He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth (יִלְט֖וֹשׁ) his eyes upon me.
• Psalms 7:12 — If he turn not, he will whet (יִלְט֑וֹשׁ) his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
• Psalms 52:2 — Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp (מְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁ) razor, working deceitfully.