Know the Word.

Hebrew word

lâṭash

law-tash'

לָטַשׁ

What it means

properly, to hammer out, i.e. to sharpen

properly, to hammer out (an edge), i.e. to sharpen

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • instructer1
  • sharpen1
  • sharpeneth1
  • whet1
  • sharp1

Every place it appears 5

Genesis4:22
1 Samuel13:20
Job16:9
Psalms7:1252:2
lâṭash — Hebrew word meaning “properly, to hammer out, i.e. t”