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  • Heb. ma'eder, an instrument for dressing or pruning a vineyard (Isaiah 7:25 ); a weeding-hoe.

  • Heb. mahareshah (1 Samuel 13:1 ), perhaps the ploughshare or coulter.

  • Heb. herebh, marg. of text (2 Chronicles 34:6 ). Authorized Version, "with their mattocks," marg. "mauls." The Revised Version renders "in their ruins," marg. "with their axes." The Hebrew text is probably corrupt.

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    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Mattock'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​m/mattock.html. 1897.
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