Lexicon
יָתֵד
ya.ted
H3489
H:N-F Hebrew

peg

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ya.ted denotes a peg used with tents and fittings, and can picture something fixed securely in place.

The word most often denotes pegs belonging to the tabernacle, court, or tent and associated with cords and other fittings. Singular uses also show a peg as an item driven, used for hanging, or employed in imagery of secure fastening and removal.

Senses in use

  1. Tent and court fittings · dominant

    Plural forms identify pegs belonging to the tabernacle and its court: Exodus 27:19 lists them among the articles and bronze equipment, while Exodus 35:18 places them with the cords. In Numbers 3:37 and Isaiah 33:20, the APB renders clauses that pair pegs with cords and describe the tent or court arrangement.

  2. Individual peg as a practical implement · common

    The singular form is an object that can be used or acted upon: Ezekiel 15:3 speaks of a peg on which an article may be hung. In Judges 4:21, the APB renders Jael taking a tent peg and driving it; Judges 16:14 likewise describes a peg being driven and pulled out.

  3. Image of secure fixing and its loss · occasional

    In Isaiah 22:23, the singular form occurs in the clause the APB renders, “I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place”; Isaiah 22:25 then describes that fastened peg being removed, cut down, and falling. Ezra 9:8 and Zechariah 10:4 place the singular within broader statements where the APB uses “foothold” and “the peg,”.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the item as “pegs,” especially with tabernacle, court, tent, and cords; it also uses “tent peg,” “peg,” “stakes,” and “foothold” in particular contexts. These renderings reflect whole-verse translations rather than word-by-word alignment.

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