Definition
a primitive root; properly, to hammer out (an edge), i.e. to sharpen
Traditional renderings: instructer, sharp(-en), whet.
Traditional renderings: instructer, sharp(-en), whet.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Genesis 4:22לֹטֵ֕שׁ · a forgerAnd Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
- 1 Samuel 13:20לִ֠לְטוֹשׁ · to sharpenInstead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
- Job 16:9יִלְט֖וֹשׁ · piercesHis anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
- Psalm 7:12יִלְט֑וֹשׁ · God will sharpenIf one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
- Psalm 52:2מְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁ · like a sharpenedYour tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.