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Mattock

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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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.

    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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