Lexicon
אֶ֫רֶג
e.reg
H0708
H:N-M Hebrew

shuttle

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

e.reg denotes a weaving implement, used in imagery of swift passing days and in an account involving a peg and a web.

The two occurrences show a weaving implement: Job 7:6 uses it in comparison with days that pass swiftly, while Judges 16:14 places it with a peg and a web.

Senses in use

  1. Weaving implement in comparison and narrative · dominant

    Both occurrences use the masculine singular absolute noun in weaving contexts. In Job 7:6 the APB renders the comparison, “My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle”; in Judges 16:14 it renders Samson as pulling out “the peg of the shuttle and the web.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “weaver's shuttle” in Job 7:6 and “shuttle” alongside a peg and web in Judges 16:14. These renderings confirm the verses' weaving setting rather than establish a finer distinction.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture