mash.chet denotes a destructive instrument held by each man in the city’s announced punishments.

The attested use identifies a destructive instrument carried by each man in the announced punishments of the city.

1. Destructive instrument · dominant

   In Ezekiel 9:1, the construct singular noun occurs in the phrase describing each man holding an instrument in his hand; the APB renders the clause “each man with his instrument of destruction in his hand.”

   Ezekiel 9:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 9:1, the APB presents the phrase as “his instrument of destruction,”.