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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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mat´ok : The translation of 3 Hebrew words: (1) מחרשה , maḥărēshāh , probably "a pick-axe" ( 1 Samuel 13:20 , 1 Samuel 13:21; compare 1 Samuel 13:21 margin); (2) חרב , ḥerebh , "sword," "ax," "tool" (2 Chronicles 34:6 the King James Version, "with their mattocks," the King James Version margin "mauls," the Revised Version (British and American) "in their ruins," the Revised Version margin "with their axes"); (3) מעדּר , ma‛dēr , "a hoe," "rake," "chopping instrument" (Isaiah 7:25 ). Vines were usually grown on terraces on the hills of Palestine, and then the mattock was in constant use. The usual mattock is a pick with one end broad, the other pointed.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Mattock'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​m/mattock.html. 1915.
 
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