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Inkhorn
The Hebrew word so rendered means simply a round vessel or cup for containing ink, which was generally worn by writers in the girdle (Ezek. 9:2, 3, 11). The word “inkhorn” was used by the translators, because in former times in this country horns were used for containing ink.
In the Bible
3
Verses where Inkhorn is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Ezekiel 9:2
And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.
- Ezekiel 9:3
Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.
- Ezekiel 9:11
Then the man clothed in linen with the writing kit at his side reported back, “I have done as You commanded.”
Scripture on Inkhorn
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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