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H7053 קִלְּשׁוֹן (qillᵉshôwn) kil-lesh-one'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

fork

Strong's Definition

a prong, i.e. hay-fork

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to prick;

KJV Usage: fork.

TWOT Reference: 2032

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) forks, three-pronged pitchfork, goad
1a) meaning dubious

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

קִלְּשׁוֹן (qil.l.shon) — fork. 1) forks, three-pronged pitchfork, goad 1a) meaning uncertain

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Tools

Collocation: שְׁלֹשׁ קִלְּשֹׁון

fork exact meaning unsure; possibly: = iron head consisting of two or three pointed prongs attached to the end of a wooden handle, approximately 1–1.3 meters in length; ► used by farmers and field workers to lift piles of cuttings

1SA 13:21

1 1SA 13:21 MT HOTTP-B NJPS CEV | RSV NIV NJB NRSV REB GNT ושׁלישׁ שׁקל לשׁן הקרדמים "and a third of a shekel for sharpening the axes"

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

קִלְּשׁוֹן doubtful word 1 S 13:21 (poss. would be fine point) ref

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