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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(feather). Anciently, a metal graver for tracing on hard substances; the stylus, of pointed metal or bone, for
writing
in wax; the
reed
pen
and
hair
pencil for writing on
parchment
and
linen
(
Judg. 5:14
14
Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. (Judges 5:14)
;
Job 19:24
24
That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! (Job 19:24)
;
Jer. 17:1
1
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; (Jeremiah 17:1)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
A general term for any implement used either for cutting an inscription on stone or metal, or a
reed
for
writing
on papyrus or
parchment
(
Judg. 5:14
14
Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. (Judges 5:14)
;
Job 19:24
24
That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! (Job 19:24)
;
Psa. 45:1
1
<<To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.>> My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. (Psalm 45:1)
;
Isa. 8:1
1
Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz. (Isaiah 8:1)
;
Jer. 8:8
8
How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain. (Jeremiah 8:8)
;
Jer. 17:1
1
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; (Jeremiah 17:1)
;
3 John 1:1,13
1
The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. (3 John 1)
13
I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: (3 John 13)
).
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3 John 13
13
I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: (3 John 13)
. I had many things to write, but I will not with
ink
and
pen
write unto thee.
1. For a description of the ink used in the
East
, see note on
Jeremiah 36:18
18
Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book. (Jeremiah 36:18)
(#552).
2. There were two sorts of pens. One was of
iron
, for use on metallic or waxed plates. See
Jeremiah 17:1
1
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; (Jeremiah 17:1)
and notes on
Job 19:23-24
23
Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
24
That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! (Job 19:23‑24)
(#414) and on
Luke 1:63
63
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. (Luke 1:63)
(#750). The other was a
reed
pointed in the same manner as the quill pens of modern
times
, though not usually slit. This was used with the ink for
writing
on
parchment
, or on papyrus.
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From:
Manners and Customs of the Bible
By:
James M. Freeman
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