HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6603
פִּתּוּחַ
pit.tu.ach — engraving
engraving, carving
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Graving
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4734
מִקְלַ֫עַת
miq.la.at — engraving
carving
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2747
חֶ֫רֶט
che.ret — stylus
1) an engraving tool, stylus, chisel, graving tool 1a) graving tool 1b) stylus
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5481
χαρακτήρ
charaktēr — reproduction
χαρακτήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ (χαράσσω, to engrave), [in LXX: Lev.13:28 (צָרֶבֶת), 2Ma.4:10, 4Ma.15:4 א R * ;] 1. a tool for graving. 2. a stamp or impress: as on a coin or seal; metaphorically, χ. τ. ὑποστάσεως, Heb.1:3.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
(1.) Heb. hatsabh. Job 19:24, rendered “graven,” but generally means hewn stone or wood, in quarry or forest. (2.) Heb. harush. Jer. 17:1, rendered “graven,” and indicates generally artistic work in metal, wood, and stone, effected by fine instruments. (3.) Heb. haqaq. Ezek. 4:1, engraving a plan or map, rendered “pourtray;” Job 19:23, “written.” (4.) Heb. pasal points rather to the sculptor’s or the carver’s art (Isa. 30:22; 40:19; 41:7; 44:12-15). (5.) Pathah refers to intaglio work, the cutting and engraving of precious stones (Ex. 28:9-11, 21; Zech. 3:9; Cant. 1:10, 11). (6.) Heret. In Ex. 32:4 rendered “graving tool;” and in Isa. 8:1, “a pen.”
Scripture references
Job 19:24Jeremiah 17:1Ezekiel 4:1Job 19:23Isaiah 30:22Isaiah 40:19Isaiah 41:7Isaiah 44:12-15Exodus 28:9-11Exodus 28:21Zechariah 3:9Song of Solomon 1:10Song of Solomon 1:11Exodus 32:4Isaiah 8:1
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.