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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

INK-HORN

ink'-horn (keceth equals keseth, BDB, 903): This term "inkhorn" occurs 3 times in Ezekiel 9 (9:2, 3, 11), in the phrase "writer's inkhorn upon his loins" (or "by his side"). The word is more exactly "implement case," or "writing-case" (calamarium atramentarium, theca calamaria, theca libraria, graphiaria). This may have been the Egyptian palette (Budge, Mummy, 350-52) seen so often in the monuments of all periods, or the later form of pen-case with ink-well attached, which is a modified form adapted for ink carried in fluid form. The Egyptian palette was carried characteristically over the shoulder or under the arm, neither of which methods is strictly "upon the loins." The manner of carrying, therefore, was doubtless in the girdle, as in modern oriental usage (Benzinger, Hebrew Archaeol., 185). A good example of the pen-case and inkwell writing-case (given also in Garucci, Daremberg-Saglio, Gardthausen, etc.) is given from the original in Birt, Die Buchrolle in der Kunst, 220, and is reproduced (a) in this article, together with (b) an Egyptian palette. Whether the form of Ezekiel's case approached the palette or the ink-well type probably depends on the question of whether dry ink or fluid ink was used in Ezekiel's time (see INK). Compare Hieronymus at the place, and for literature, see WRITING, and especially Gardthausen, Greek Palestine, 1911, I, 193-94.

E. C. Richardson

Strong's Hebrew

7083. qeseth -- a pot (for ink), inkhorn
... 7082, 7083. qeseth. 7084 . a pot (for ink), inkhorn. Transliteration: qeseth
Phonetic Spelling: (keh'-seth) Short Definition: case. ... inkhorn. ...
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Library

A Sermon to Open Neglecters and Nominal Followers of Religion
... Though no man clothed in linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side, shall go through
the midst of you to set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 13 1867/a sermon to open neglecters.htm

Concerted Prayer
... It would be well for prayerless Church leaders and careless pastors to read the
account of the ink horn man in Ezekiel, 9th chapter, where God instructed the ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/bounds/the essentials of prayer/xi concerted prayer.htm

Wesley at Windsor Park
... in whole or in part. Even his firescreen, his lamps of various sorts,
his inkhorn, his very save-all. I really believe, were he ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/wesley at windsor park.htm

The Brethren in Poland, 1548-1570.
... But he was loosely guarded, and one day, disguised as a clerk, with a pen behind
his ear, and paper and ink-horn in his hand, he walked out of the Tower in ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter ix the brethren in.htm

The Sealing of the Servants of God.
... Before the final destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians, Ezekiel saw in vision
a man clothed in linen, with a writer's ink-horn by his side, who was ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the sealing of the servants.htm

To the Rev. A. Brandram
... They therefore determined to afford him an opportunity of informing his friends
of his situation, and accordingly sent him a pen and inkhorn, concealed in a ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 57.htm

Holy violence
... There also sat a man at a little distance from the door, at a table-side, with a
book and his ink-horn before him, to take the name of him that should enter ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/holy violence.htm

Trials of the Christian
... There also sat a man at a little distance from the door, at a table-side, with a
book and his ink-horn before him, to take the name of him that should enter ...
/.../bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xiv trials of the christian.htm

Mr. Bunyan's Last Sermon:
... There also sat a man at a little distance from the door, at a table-side, with a
book and his inkhorn before him, to take the name of him that should enter ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/mr bunyans last sermon .htm

A Treatise of the Fear of God;
The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/a treatise of the fear.htm

Thesaurus

Inkhorn (4 Occurrences)
...ink'-horn (keceth equals keseth, BDB, 903): This term "inkhorn" occurs 3 times in
Ezekiel 9 (9:2, 3, 11), in the phrase "writer's inkhorn upon his loins" (or ...
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Ink-horn (3 Occurrences)
Ink-horn. Inkhorn, Ink-horn. Inkling . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
INK-HORN. ... (DBY). Inkhorn, Ink-horn. Inkling . Reference Bible.
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Kit (3 Occurrences)
... which lies toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand; and
one man in the midst of them clothed in linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his ...
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Writer's (2 Occurrences)
... which lies toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand; and
one man in the midst of them clothed in linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his ...
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Printed (2 Occurrences)
... The use of the inkhorn in setting the mark upon the forehead (Ezekiel 9:3, 4, 6)
certainly points to marking with color rather than branding. See INK-HORN. ...
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Printing
... The use of the inkhorn in setting the mark upon the forehead (Ezekiel 9:3, 4, 6)
certainly points to marking with color rather than branding. See INK-HORN. ...
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Scribe's (5 Occurrences)
... gate, that is facing the north, and each his slaughter-weapon in his hand, and one
man in their midst is clothed with linen, and a scribe's inkhorn at his loins ...
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Print (3 Occurrences)
... The use of the inkhorn in setting the mark upon the forehead (Ezekiel 9:3, 4, 6)
certainly points to marking with color rather than branding. See INK-HORN. ...
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Loins (72 Occurrences)
... gate, that is facing the north, and each his slaughter-weapon in his hand, and one
man in their midst is clothed with linen, and a scribe's inkhorn at his loins ...
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Ink (4 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Ink-horn (3 Occurrences)

Ezekiel 9:2 And behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which is turned toward the north, and every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand; and in the midst of them, one man clothed with linen, with a writer's ink-horn by his side; and they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar.
(DBY)

Ezekiel 9:3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's ink-horn by his side;
(DBY)

Ezekiel 9:11 And behold, the man clothed with linen, who had the ink-horn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.
(DBY)

Subtopics

Ink-Horn

Related Terms

Ink-horn (3 Occurrences)

Kit (3 Occurrences)

Writer's (2 Occurrences)

Printed (2 Occurrences)

Printing

Scribe's (5 Occurrences)

Print (3 Occurrences)

Loins (72 Occurrences)

Ink (4 Occurrences)