Difference between revisions of "Penknife"
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53315" /> == | |||
<p> '' | <p> <strong> PENKNIFE. </strong> [[Mentioned]] only in Jeremiah 36:23 . Orientals use a reed pen in writing, and always carry a knife for the purpose of mending it. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_155304" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) A small pocketknife; formerly, a knife used for making and mending quill pens. </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61925" /> == | |||
<p> PEN'KNIFE, n. See [[Pen]] and Knife. A small knife used for making and mending pens. </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43104" /> == | |||
[[Writing]] | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_54976" /> == | |||
<p> (תִּעִר הִסֹּפֶר , tdar has-sopher, Jeremiah 36:23). The translation of this phrase by "penknife," is substantially correct, but a more literal rendering, "the scrivener's knife," would have been preferable; this was used to sharpen the point of the writing-reed. (See [[Knife]]); (See [[Writing]]). </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_53315"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/penknife Penknife from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_155304"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/penknife Penknife from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_61925"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/penknife Penknife from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_43104"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/penknife Penknife from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_54976"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/penknife Penknife from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 08:45, 12 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
PENKNIFE. Mentioned only in Jeremiah 36:23 . Orientals use a reed pen in writing, and always carry a knife for the purpose of mending it.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(n.) A small pocketknife; formerly, a knife used for making and mending quill pens.
King James Dictionary [3]
PEN'KNIFE, n. See Pen and Knife. A small knife used for making and mending pens.
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(תִּעִר הִסֹּפֶר , tdar has-sopher, Jeremiah 36:23). The translation of this phrase by "penknife," is substantially correct, but a more literal rendering, "the scrivener's knife," would have been preferable; this was used to sharpen the point of the writing-reed. (See Knife); (See Writing).
