לָטַשׁ

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

instructer, sharp(-en), whet.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to sharpen, hammer, whet
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(pual) to be sharpened

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: lâṭash; Pronunciation: law-tash'