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It is used in the context of preparing tools or weapons, indicating the action of making an object more effective for its intended purpose. This term conveys the idea of enhancing or improving the functionality of an item through careful preparation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, sharpening tools and weapons was a crucial task for daily life and survival. Agricultural tools needed to be sharp for effective farming, and weapons had to be prepared for defense and warfare. The process of sharpening was often done with stones or other abrasive materials, and it required skill and attention to detail. This practice was not only practical but also symbolic of readiness and preparedness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to hammer, sharpen, whet<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>forger (1), glares* (1), sharp (1), sharpen (2).<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">לָטַשׁ</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>hammer, sharpen, whet</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id., hammer, tap</em>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">לְטַשׁ</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb053804.gif"> <em>sharpen</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb053805.gif"> <em>strike, tap); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">יִלְטוֺשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/16-9.htm">Job 16:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/7-13.htm">Psalm 7:13</a>; <em>Infinitive construct</em> <font class="hebrew2">לֵלְטוֺשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-20.htm">1 Samuel 13:20</a>; <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">לֹטֵשׁ</font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>hammer</em>, only <em>Participle</em> = <em>hammerer</em> followed by <font class="hebrew2">כָּלתֹֿרֵשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/4-22.htm">Genesis 4:22</a> (J). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>sharpen</em> sword <font class="hebrew2">חֶרֶב</font> (accusative) <a href="/interlinear/psalms/7-13.htm">Psalm 7:13</a>; compare <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-20.htm">1 Samuel 13:20</a>, object <font class="hebrew2">מַחֲרֶשֶׁת</font>, <font class="hebrew2">אֵת</font>, <font class="hebrew2">קַרְדֹּם</font>, <font class="hebrew2">מַחֲרֵשָׁה</font>; figurative <font class="hebrew2">עֵינַיִם לִי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ל</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/16-9.htm">Job 16:9</a> my foe <em>whets his eye for me</em> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pu`al</b></font> <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">תַּעַר מְלֻטָּשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/52-4.htm">Psalm 52:4</a> <em>a sharpened razor</em> (in simile of evil tongue). </em><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>instructor, sharpen, whet <p>A primitive root; properly, to hammer out (an edge), i.e. To sharpen -- instructer, sharp(-en), whet. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>יִלְט֑וֹשׁ יִלְט֖וֹשׁ ילטוש לִ֠לְטוֹשׁ לֹטֵ֕שׁ לטש ללטוש מְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁ מלטש lil·ṭō·wōš Liltoosh lilṭōwōš lō·ṭêš lōṭêš loTesh mə·luṭ·ṭāš məluṭṭāš melutTash yil·ṭō·wōš yilToosh yilṭōwōš<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/genesis/4-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 4:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תּ֣וּבַל קַ֔יִן <b> לֹטֵ֕שׁ </b> כָּל־ חֹרֵ֥שׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Tubal-cain, <span class="itali">the forger</span> of all<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Tubalcain, <span class="itali">an instructer</span> of every artificer<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/4-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gave to Tubal-cain <span class="itali">the forger</span> of all artificer<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/13-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 13:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים <b> לִ֠לְטוֹשׁ </b> אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> each <span class="itali">to sharpen</span> his plowshare,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to the Philistines, <span class="itali">to sharpen</span> every man<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Israel to the Philistines <span class="itali">to sharpen</span> each his share<p><b><a href="/text/job/16-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 16:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּשִׁנָּ֑יו צָרִ֓י ׀ <b> יִלְט֖וֹשׁ </b> עֵינָ֣יו לִֽי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> My adversary <span class="itali">glares</span> at me.<br><a href="/kjvs/job/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> mine enemy <span class="itali">sharpeneth</span> his eyes<br><a href="/interlinear/job/16-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his teeth my adversary <span class="itali">sharpeneth</span> his eyes<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/7-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 7:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָ֭שׁוּב חַרְבּ֣וֹ <b> יִלְט֑וֹשׁ </b> קַשְׁתּ֥וֹ דָ֝רַ֗ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a man does not repent, <span class="itali">He will sharpen</span> His sword;<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> If he turn <span class="itali">not, he will whet</span> his sword;<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/7-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> repent his sword <span class="itali">will sharpen</span> his bow has bent<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/52-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 52:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/52.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָ כְּתַ֥עַר <b> מְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁ </b> עֹשֵׂ֥ה רְמִיָּֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/52.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> destruction, <span class="itali">Like a sharp</span> razor,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/52.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> mischiefs; <span class="itali">like a sharp</span> razor,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/52-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your tongue razor <span class="itali">A sharp</span> worker of deceit<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3913.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3913.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3913<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/liltoosh_3913.htm">lil·ṭō·wōš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lotesh_3913.htm">lō·ṭêš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meluttash_3913.htm">mə·luṭ·ṭāš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yiltoosh_3913.htm">yil·ṭō·wōš — 2 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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