engraving
pit.tu.ach denotes engraved work, especially signet-like inscriptions on named stones and gold objects, and carved designs on structures.
The attested use chiefly concerns signet-like inscriptions placed on stones and a gold ornament, particularly in connection with names; other contexts show carved designs on a house and its features, while Zechariah describes an engraving on a single stone.
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Signet-style inscriptions on named objects · dominant
In Exodus 28:11, the construct plural occurs in the instruction to engrave two stones with the names of Israel's sons; the APB renders the clause "engravings of a signet." Exodus 28:21 and Exodus 39:14 similarly place such work on twelve stones, each bearing a name, while Exodus 28:36 and Exodus 39:30 place it on a pure-gold ornament bearing "Holiness to the LORD."
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Carved decorative work · occasional
In 1 Kings 6:29, the construct plural describes work carved on the house walls alongside cherubim, palms, and open flowers; the APB renders "engravings." Psalm 74:6 refers to its engravings being struck with axes, and Zechariah 3:9 uses a singular construct form in the declaration concerning the engraving of a single stone.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the relevant clauses with "engravings of a signet" in Exodus 28:11 and "engravings" in 1 Kings 6:29 and Psalm 74:6; Zechariah 3:9 has "engraving." These are renderings of whole translated clauses rather than definitions.