Lexicon
שֶׂ֫רֶד
se.red
H8279
H:N-M Hebrew

stylus

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se.red denotes the marking implement used by a woodworker while laying out a human-shaped figure.

The term denotes a marking implement in a woodworker's process of laying out and shaping a figure, as the clause in Isaiah 44:13 is rendered in the APB.

Senses in use

  1. Marking implement in woodworking · dominant

    In Isaiah 44:13, the singular masculine absolute noun occurs in a sequence of a woodworker measuring, marking, shaping, and marking out a human figure. The APB renders the relevant clause, "he marks it out with a stylus,".

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 44:13, the APB presents the term within the woodworker's marking activity as "with a stylus." This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause rather than a precise lexical equivalence.

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