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Penknife

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(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).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Penknife'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/penknife.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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