Penknife
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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).
