Original Word: עֵט
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: `et
Pronunciation: ate
Phonetic Spelling: (ate)
KJV: pen
NASB: pen, stylus
Word Origin: [from H5860 (עִיטּ - Bird of prey) (contracted) in the sense of swooping, i.e. side-long stroke]

1. a stylus or marking stick

pen

From iyt (contracted) in the sense of swooping, i.e. Side-long stroke; a stylus or marking stick -- pen.

see HEBREW iyt

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a stylus
NASB Translation
pen (2), stylus (2).

עֵט noun masculine^{Jeremiah 8:8} stylus (√ dubious; Kö^{ii. 1, 83} (after older authorities) compare Arabic ,