# H5842 עֵט

עֵט (ʻêṭ), Strong’s H5842: a stylus or marking stick KJV: pen.. Occurs 4 times.

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*ʻêṭ* — a stylus or marking stick

KJV: pen.

Derived from [עִיט ʻîyṭ](https://besorah.bible/word/H5860) (to swoop down upon)

Occurs 4 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- עֵט n.m. stylus

## Where it occurs
- [Jeremiah 8:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/8?v=8) — “‘How do you say, “We are wise, and the LORD’s law is with us”? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has made that…
- [Jeremiah 17:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/17?v=1) — “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond. It is engraved on the tablet of their…
- [Psalms 45:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/45?v=2) — My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
- [Job 19:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/job/19?v=24) — That with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever!