Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors. 2. (n.) A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, -- used for drawing or writing. See Graphite. 3. (n.) Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc. 4. (n.) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point. 5. (n.) A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point. 6. (n.) A small medicated bougie. 7. (v. t.) To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia PENCIL pen'-sil (Isaiah 44:13, margin "red ochre," the King James Version "line"). See LINE; OCHRE, RED.

Multi-Version Concordance Pencil (1 Occurrence) Isaiah 44:13 The carpenter stretches out a line. He marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes. He marks it out with compasses, and shapes it like the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to reside in a house. (WEB JPS ASV BBE RSV)