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(יתד, yaÌ„theÌ„dh, from yaÌ„thadh, “to drive in a pegâ€(?)): A cylindrical piece of wood or metal (e.g. brass, ) such as that used by weavers in beating up the woof in the loom (, where Delilah fastened Samson's hair with the “pinâ€); or as a peg for hanging (; compare f; ); or as a tent-pin, such as those used in the tabernacle (; ; , ; ; ; ; , where the King James Version translates “nail,†the Revised Version (British and American) “tent-pinâ€; compare , where Hebrew has the same word, English Versions of the Bible “nailâ€). The tent-pin, like that of today, was probably sharpened at one end () and so shaped at the other as to permit the attaching of the cords so frequently mentioned in the same connection (; ; ; ; compare ). From the acts of driving in the tent-pin (tÌ£aÌ„kÌ£a‛) and pulling it out (naÌ„saÌ„') are derived the technical Hebrew terms for pitching a tent and for breaking camp. See also CRISPING PIN (, the Revised Version (British and American) “satchelsâ€); STAKE.