Bible Dictionary
Coulter
A coulter was the cutting or facing part of a plow that opened the soil. It is associated with agricultural tools that could be beaten into weapons or weapons into farming implements.
Definition
A coulter is the cutting or facing part of a plow, corresponding to the modern coulter. It is an agricultural implement used in preparing the soil.
Biblical Usage
The coulter is mentioned among agricultural tools in 1 Samuel 13:20-21. Related passages use the term “ploughshare,” including texts describing the conversion of weapons and farming implements.
Historical Background
The coulter formed part of the ancient plow and is also treated under the broader subject of the plow.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1 Sam. 13:20, 21), an agricultural instrument, elsewhere called “ploughshare” (Isa. 2:4; Micah 4:3; Joel 3:10). It was the facing-piece of a plough, analogous to the modern coulter.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>kol'-ter.</p><p>See PLOW.</p>