בַּרְזֶל

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Ἡ δ᾽ ἐμὴ ψυχὴ πάλαι τέθνηκεν, ὥστε τοῖς θανοῦσιν ὠφελεῖν → My soul died long ago so that I could give some help to the dead

Sophocles, Antigone, 559-60

English (Strong)

perhaps from the root of בִּרְזוּת; iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement: (ax) head, iron.