Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
plowshare
Usage: ploughshare
Strong's Number
H855
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
4
Strong's H855 Quick Answer
Strong's H855 אֵת (eth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. eth (ayth) n-m. 1. a hoe or other digging implement [of uncertain derivation] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include coulter and coulters. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- eth (ayth) n-m. 1. a hoe or other digging implement [of uncertain derivation]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- coulter and coulters
Meaning and Definition
eth (ayth) n-m. 1. a hoe or other digging implement [of uncertain derivation] KJV: coulter, plowshare.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H855. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H855 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render eth, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
coulter
1 Samuel 13:20
coulters
1 Samuel 13:21
How Strong's H855 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H855 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H855 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H855.
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H855, grouped by book.
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H855 FAQ
What does eth (אֵת) mean?
Eth (Strong's H855) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "coulter". eth (ayth) n-m. 1. a hoe or other digging implement [of uncertain derivation]
How many times is eth (אֵת) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H855 across 4 books.
Where can I study eth (אֵת) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H855 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate eth (אֵת)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as coulter and coulters. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.