Quick Definition
plate
Strong's Definition
a fabric
Derivation: from H6245 (עָשַׁת);
KJV Usage: bright.
TWOT Reference: 1716a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) plate, slab, something fabricated
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עֶ֫שֶׁת (e.shet) — plate. plate, slab, something fabricated
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · עשׁת
Artifacts
Collocation: עֶשֶׁת שֵׁן
plaque? tablet? panel? block? meaning unsure: = artifact of unknown shape, either flat or massive, ◄ made of ivory; ► associated with (male) beauty
1 SNG 5:14 RSV NRSV "ivory work" | NJPS "tablet of ivory" | NJB "block of ivory" | REB "plaque of ivory"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֶ֫שֶׁת n.[m.] plate;—cstr. Ct 5:14 ref
