tablet
gil.la.von denotes a tablet, used for a large writing surface and for tablets named among other items.
The attested use denotes tablets: a singular large surface on which a message is to be written in Isaiah 8:1, and plural tablets named in a list of items in Isaiah 3:23.
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Tablet as a physical writing surface or item · dominant
In Isaiah 8:1, the singular masculine absolute form occurs in the command to take a large object and write a named message on it; the APB renders the clause, "Take for yourself a large tablet and write upon it with a human stylus." In Isaiah 3:23, the plural masculine absolute form is listed with linens, turbans, and veils; the APB renders, "And the tablets and the linens and the turbans and the veils."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "tablet" in Isaiah 8:1 and "tablets" in Isaiah 3:23. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than establish finer distinctions.