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PENKNIFE*

Iron tool used to sharpen reed pens, cut papyrus, and carve letters in stone. It is mentioned by name only in Jeremiah 36:23 (rsv), but it is referred to elsewhere as a pen or tool of iron (Jb 19:24; Jer 17:1).