che.ret denotes an implement used for fashioning gold or for writing on a tablet.

The two verses show an implement used in distinct actions: fashioning gold into a molten calf in Exodus 32:4 and writing on a large tablet in Isaiah 8:1.

1. Implement for fashioning and writing · dominant

   In Exodus 32:4, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the clause where gold is fashioned into a molten calf; the APB renders the action as “fashioned it with a stylus.” In Isaiah 8:1, the masculine singular construct form occurs with the command to write on a large tablet; the APB renders “write upon it with a human stylus.”

   Exodus 32:4Isaiah 8:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “stylus” in both verses, once for fashioning gold and once for writing on a tablet. This shared rendering confirms the verse-level presentation rather than isolating every nuance of the Hebrew term.