H7083 H7083
writing case, inkhorn worn by scribes
This noun designates the portable writing kit or inkwell that scribes carried at their side, typically containing ink and writing implements. It appears only in Ezekiel's vision of the man clothed in linen who carries 'the scribe's writing case' as he marks the foreheads of the righteous in Jerusalem. The term may be a modified form related to 'bow' (qeshet), perhaps describing its curved shape or how it hung from the scribe's belt.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The word refers specifically to the professional equipment of a scribe—a case or inkhorn containing writing materials. In Ezekiel 9:2-3, 11, the angelic figure bearing this implement uses it to mark those who grieve over Jerusalem's abominations, distinguishing them for preservation. The writing case functions as the badge of scribal office and the tool for recording divine judgment. Some translations leave it transliterated in brackets, reflecting uncertainty about the exact form of this specialized scribal equipment. 3×
AR["المَحْفَظَةُ", "مَحْفَظَةُ", "وَ-مَحْفَظَةُ"]·ben["-দোয়াতদানি", "আর-দোয়াতদানি", "দোয়াতদানি"]·DE["[הקסת]", "[וקסת]", "[קסת]"]·EN["and-case-of", "case-of", "the-case"]·FR["[הקסת]", "[וקסת]", "[קסת]"]·heb["ה-קסת", "ו-קסת", "קסת"]·HI["और-दवात", "दवात"]·ID["dan-perlengkapan-tulis", "perlengkapan-tulis"]·IT["[הקסת]", "[וקסת]", "[קסת]"]·jav["lan-wadhah-mangsi", "wadhah-mangsi", "wadhah-mangsi-punika"]·KO["그-필기구가", "그리고-필기구가", "필기구가"]·PT["e-estojo-de", "estojo-de", "o-estojo"]·RU["и-прибор-для-письма", "прибор-для-письма"]·ES["el-estuche", "estuche-de", "y-estuche-de"]·SW["kidau-cha-wino", "na-kidau-cha-wino"]·TR["hokkası", "kâtibin", "ve-kâtibin"]·urd["اور-دوات", "دوات"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† קֶ֑סֶת (for קֶשֶׂת) n.[f.] pot (for ink), ink-horn;—cstr. ק׳ הַסֹּפֵר Ez 9:2, 3, abs. הַקֶּסֶת v 11.