פִּתּוּחַ
pit.tu.ach
engraving
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word פִּתּוּחַ (pit.tu.ach) with the Strong's number H6603 refers to an engraving. This term indicates a carved or etched design on a surface, likely made with a sharp tool. In its 11 occurrences in the Bible, the word suggests a permanent and deliberate marking on an object, possibly for artistic, ceremonial, or symbolic purposes. The range of usage for this word is quite specific and limited to descriptions of artistic or decorative elements. It does not appear to be associated with writing or text in any way. Instead, it highlights the importance of visual and tactile representations in ancient Hebrew culture. This suggests that engravings played a significant role in the material culture and symbolic language of the time. The significance of this word lies in its focus on the material and sensory aspects of human expression and communication. By emphasizing the carved or etched nature of engraved designs, the word highlights the deliberate and intentional aspect of these artistic expressions, and their significance within the broader cultural and symbolic landscape of ancient Israel.
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Occurrences in Scripture
11 total occurrences across the text
Now they break all its carved work down with hatchet and hammers.
Zechariah 3:9For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave its engraving,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
Exodus 28:11With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel. You shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold.
Exodus 28:21The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.
Exodus 28:36“You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘HOLY TO YAHWEH.’
Exodus 39:6They worked the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, engraved with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.
Exodus 39:14The stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, for the twelve tribes.
Exodus 39:30They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engravings of a signet: “HOLY TO YAHWEH”.
1 Kings 6:29He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.
2 Chronicles 2:7“Now therefore send me a man skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, to be with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
2 Chronicles 2:14the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, in timber, and in purple, in blue, in fine linen, and in crimson, also to engrave any kind of engraving and to devise any device; that there may be a place appointed to him with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.