Awl (2 Occurrences)

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Awl (2 Occurrences)

Exodus 21:6 then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him for ever. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 15:17 then you shall take an awl, and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Thesaurus

Awl (2 Occurrences)
... The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl,
saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AWL. ...
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Tools (3 Occurrences)
... (3) Among the boring tools, only the awl appears (Exodus 21:6 Deuteronomy 15:17),
an instrument primarily for the use of workers in leather. ... See AWL. ...
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Ear (670 Occurrences)
... disobedient. To have the ear "bored" through with an awl was a sign of perpetual
servitude (Exodus 21:6). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Pierce (30 Occurrences)
... 21:6 then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or
to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he ...
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Slavery (31 Occurrences)
... shall bring him unto the judges (margin), and shall bring him to the door, or unto
the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he ...
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Bore (221 Occurrences)
... judges" of the King James Version), "and shall bring him to the door, or unto the
doorpost; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl" (Exodus 21:6 ...
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Slave (148 Occurrences)
... shall bring him unto the judges (margin), and shall bring him to the door, or unto
the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he ...
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A-whoring (35 Occurrences)
A-whoring. << Awhile, A-whoring. Awl >>. Multi-Version Concordance A-whoring
(35 Occurrences). ... << Awhile, A-whoring. Awl >>. Reference Bible.
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Bondman (108 Occurrences)
... master shall bring him before the judges, and shall bring him to the door, or to
the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he ...
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Ochre
... "Red ochre" supposes this to have been a crayon (as does "pencil"), but a
scratch-awl is quite as likely. Ochre is clay colored by an iron compound. ...
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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Awl

a tool of which we do not know the ancient form. The only notice of it is in connection with the custom of boring the ear of the slave. (Exodus 21:6; 15:17)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

AWL

ol martsea`: "Bore his ear through with an awl" (Exodus 21:6 Deuteronomy 15:17). The ear was pierced as being the organ of hearing, thus signifying the servant's promise of obedience. See BORE.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

An instrument only referred to in connection with the custom of boring the ear of a slave (Exodus 21:6; Deuteronomy 15:17), in token of his volunteering perpetual service when he might be free. (Comp. Psalm 40:6; Isaiah 50:5).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

Strong's Hebrew

4836. martsea -- a boring instrument, awl
... << 4835, 4836. martsea. 4837 >>. a boring instrument, awl. Transliteration: martsea
Phonetic Spelling: (mar-tsay'-ah) Short Definition: awl. ...
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7776. shual -- fox, perhaps jackal
... << 7775, 7776. shual. 7777 >>. fox, perhaps jackal. Transliteration: shual
Phonetic Spelling: (shoo-awl') Short Definition: foxes. Word ...
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3636. Kelal -- an Israelite
... Kelal. 3637 >>. an Israelite. Transliteration: Kelal Phonetic Spelling: (kel-awl')
Short Definition: Chelal. Word Origin from the same as kallah Definition an Isr ...
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4611. maalal -- a deed, practice
... << 4610, 4611. maalal. 4612 >>. a deed, practice. Transliteration: maalal Phonetic
Spelling: (mah-al-awl') Short Definition: deeds. Word ...
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3978. maakal -- food
... << 3977, 3978. maakal. 3979 >>. food. Transliteration: maakal Phonetic Spelling:
(mah-ak-awl') Short Definition: food. Word Origin from ...
/hebrew/3978.htm - 6k

8279. sered -- a stylus
... line. From sarad; a (carpenter's) scribing-awl (for pricking or scratching measurements)
-- line. see HEBREW sarad. << 8278, 8279. sered. 8280 >>. Strong's Numbers
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5096. Nahalal -- a place in Zebulun
... << 5095, 5096. Nahalal or Nahalol. 5097 >>. a place in Zebulun. Transliteration:
Nahalal or Nahalol Phonetic Spelling: (nah-hal-awl') Short Definition: Nahalal. ...
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2705. Chatsar Shual -- "village of the fox," a place in S. Judah
... "village of the fox," a place in S. Judah. Transliteration: Chatsar Shual Phonetic
Spelling: (khats-ar' shoo-awl') Short Definition: Hazar-shual. ...
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7777. Shuw'al -- "fox," a district in Isr.
Shuw'al. << 7776, 7777. Shuw'al. 7777a >>. "fox," a district in Isr. Transliteration:
Shuw'al Phonetic Spelling: (shoo-awl') Short Definition: Shual. Shual ...
/hebrew/7777.htm - 5k

4515. minal -- a bolt
... << 4514, 4515. minal. 4516 >>. a bolt. Transliteration: minal Phonetic Spelling:
(man-awl') Short Definition: locks. Word Origin from ...
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