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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.
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    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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