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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2747. חֶ֫רֶט (cheret) -- stylus, engraving tool</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2747.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/exodus/32-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2747.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2747</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2746.htm" title="2746">◄</a> 2747. cheret <a href="../hebrew/2748.htm" title="2748">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">cheret: stylus, engraving tool</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חֶרֶט</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>cheret<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kheh'-ret<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kheh'-ret)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>stylus, engraving tool<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a chisel, graver, a style for, writing<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From an unused root probably meaning to engrave<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of engraving or inscribing can be related to Greek words like "γράφω" (graphō - G1125), meaning to write.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "cheret" refers to a stylus or an engraving tool used for inscribing or carving. It is a tool associated with writing or engraving on surfaces such as stone, metal, or clay. In the context of the Bible, it is often used to describe the act of crafting or inscribing images or text.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, writing and engraving were essential for communication, record-keeping, and artistic expression. Tools like the "cheret" were vital for scribes and artisans who created inscriptions on monuments, tablets, and other surfaces. The ability to inscribe text or images was a highly valued skill, often associated with religious and governmental functions.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>engraving tool, stylus<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>graving tool (1), letters (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">חֶ֫רֶט</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>graving-tool, stylus</b></font> — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>graving-tool</em>, with which Aaron fashioned (<font class="hebrew2">וַיָּצַר</font>) the molten calf <a href="/interlinear/exodus/32-4.htm">Exodus 32:4</a> (E). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>stylus</em>, for writing on tablet (<font class="hebrew2">גִּלָּיוֺן</font>): <font class="hebrew2">כְּתֹב עָלָיו בְּחֶרֶט אֱנוֺשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/8-1.htm">Isaiah 8:1</a> <em>write on it with a man's</em> (i.e. an ordinary) <em>stylus</em> = in common characters, intelligible to all (see Benz<sup>Archaeology 290</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>graving tool, pen <p>From a primitive root meaning to engrave; a chisel or graver; also a style for writing -- graving tool, pen. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּחֶ֣רֶט בַּחֶ֔רֶט בחרט ba·ḥe·reṭ baCheret baḥereṭ bə·ḥe·reṭ beCheret bəḥereṭ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/32-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 32:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיָּ֤צַר אֹתוֹ֙ <b> בַּחֶ֔רֶט </b> וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֖הוּ עֵ֣גֶל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and fashioned <span class="itali">it with a graving tool</span> and made<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and fashioned <span class="itali">it with a graving tool,</span> after he had made<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/32-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their hand earthen <span class="itali">A graving</span> and made calf<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 8:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּכְתֹ֤ב עָלָיו֙ <b> בְּחֶ֣רֶט </b> אֱנ֔וֹשׁ לְמַהֵ֥ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on it in ordinary <span class="itali">letters:</span> Swift<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in it with a man's <span class="itali">pen</span> concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and write and <span class="itali">letters</span> ordinary Mahershalalhashbaz<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2747.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2747.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2747<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bacheret_2747.htm">ba·ḥe·reṭ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/becheret_2747.htm">bə·ḥe·reṭ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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