TABLET. English tr. of the following words in the Bible. 1. לוּחַ, H4283. A word most often used of the tables of stone on which the law was given at Sinai to Moses (Exod 24:12; Deut 5:22, etc.) and of the law written on the heart (Prov 3:3; Jer 17:1), but also of wooden planks (Exod 27:8; Ezek 27:5), and of metal plates (1 Kings 7:36). The NT equivalent is πλάξ, G4419, (2 Cor 3:3; Heb 9:4).

2. Πινακίδιον. A small writing tablet, ordinarily a block of wood covered with wax (Luke 1:63).

3. Several words tr. as “tablet” in the KJV are rendered differently in the RSV: בָּתֵּ֥י נֶ֖פֶשׁ, “perfume boxes” (Isa 3:20); כּוּמָז, H3921, “armlets” (Exod 35:22) and “beads” (Num 31:50).

4. גִּלָּיֹ֣ון. A large tablet or board (Isa 8:1), tr. as “roll” (KJV). See also Table.