Stylus

A short, sharp piece of iron used for engraving marks on stone or metal.

Tablet and stylus
Tablet and stylus (© Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart by United Bible Societies) Stylus

About Stylus

A tool used for writing characters on clay tablets (Job 19:24; Jeremiah 17:1).

See Writing.

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Form, use in ancient daily life, and how translators render the term.

Key References

Job 19:24

by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.

Isaiah 8:1

Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

Jeremiah 17:1

“The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond point on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.

All Scripture References (3)

Job (1)
Job 19:24

by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.

Isaiah (1)
Isaiah 8:1

Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

Jeremiah (1)
Jeremiah 17:1

“The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond point on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.