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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #2672 - חָצַב

Transliteration

châtsab

Phonetics

khaw-tsab', khaw-tsabe'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

718

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to dig, cleave, divide, hew, make, cut out, dig out, cut down, quarry, hewer, mason
1. (Qal)
  1. to hew out, dig
  2. to hew
    1. stone
    2. wood
  3. to hew in pieces (metaphorically)
  4. to divide, cleave
2. (Niphal) to be cut, be hewn, be engraved
3. (Hiphil) to hew into pieces, cut up into pieces
4. (Pual) to be cut from, be hewn from

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2875 ‑ κόπτω (kop'‑to); 4160 ‑ ποιέω (poy‑eh'‑o); 5079 ‑ τεχνίτης (tekh‑nee'‑tace); 2998 ‑ λατομέω (lat‑om‑eh'‑o); 3736 ‑ ὀρύσσω (or‑oos'‑so);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (25)

Deuteronomy 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

BSB (24)

Deuteronomy 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

CSB (24)

Deuteronomy 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

ESV (24)

Deuteronomy 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

KJV (25)

Deuteronomy 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

LEB (24)

Deuteronomy 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 3

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

LSB (29)

Deuteronomy 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 8

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 3

N95 (25)

Deuteronomy 3

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 2

NAS (37)

Deuteronomy 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 2

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (25)

Deuteronomy 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

ASV (25)

also unto the masons 1

and hewed 1

and hewed them out 1

and the hewers 1

cleaveth 1

hewers 1

hewing him out 1

hewn 2

itself against him that heweth 1

masons 2

men that were hewers 1

of it, and also hewed 1

out, which thou hewedst 1

she hath hewn out 1

that thou hast hewed thee out 1

that were hewers 2

therefore have i hewed 1

they were graven 1

thou mayest dig 1

times. is it not thou that didst cut 1

to hew 1

whence ye were hewn 1

BSB (24)

already dug 1

and dug 1

and stonecutters 1

and they have dug 1

can be mined 1

dig 1

dug out 1

from which you were cut 1

i have hewn them 1

or chiseled 1

she has carved out 1

stonecutters 6

strikes 1

the one who swings 1

to carve out 1

to chisel 1

to pieces 1

to prepare 1

to the masons 1

CSB (24)

carving 1

cut 2

dig 1

dug 3

dug out 1

flashes 1

inscribed 1

mine 1

out 2

stonecutters 6

the stonecutters 1

them down 1

to pieces 1

who chops 1

you were cut 1

ESV (24)

can dig 1

carve 1

cut 1

cut out 3

dig 1

engraved 1

flashes 1

hewed out 2

hewn 4

hews 1

masons 2

prepare 1

quarry 2

stonecutters 3

KJV (25)

cut 1

dig 1

digged 3

diggedst 1

divideth 1

graven 1

hew 2

hewed 1

hewers 4

heweth 1

hewn 1

made 1

masons 3

out 4

LEB (24)

⌊to quarry⌋ 1

and hewed 1

and hewn 1

and the stonecutters 1

cutting 1

flashes 1

from which you were hewn 1

hew 1

hewed out 1

hewn 1

i have hewn 1

she has hewn 1

stone craftsmen 2

stonecutters 1

stonemasons 1

the one who cuts with it 1

they might be engraved 1

to cut 1

to hew out 1

to the stone craftsmen 1

who cut 1

you can mine 1

you have cut 1

LSB (29)

chopped 1

chops 1

dig 2

engraved 1

hew 4

hewed 2

hewers 4

hewn 6

hews 1

in 2

masons 2

pieces 2

stonecutters 1

N95 (25)

chops 1

cut 1

dig 2

engraved 1

hew 3

hewed 2

hewers 1

hewn 6

masons 2

pieces 2

quarry 2

stonecutters 2

NAS (37)

carve 2

carved 5

chops 1

cut 6

dig 1

divides 1

engraved 1

in 2

masons 2

out 9

pieces 2

quarry 2

stonecutters 2

stonemasons 1

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (25)

against him who chops 1

also to the masons 1

and also cut 1

and cut them out 1

and dug 1

cutters 2

cutting himself out 1

dug 2

masons 2

men who were stone cutters 1

she has carved out 1

strikes 1

that you have dug out 1

therefore i have cut 1

they were engraved 1

to cut 1

who were stone cutters 2

you may dig 1

you were cut 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2194) b y h (ההתסב HhTsB) AC: Hew CO: ? AB: ?: The cutting or hewing of wood or stone. [from: yh- cutting]

V) b y h (ההתסב HhTsB) - Hew: KJV (25): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Pual) dig, hew, mason, cut, divide, graven, made - Strongs: H2672 (חָצַב)

a^m) b y h m (מההתסב MHhTsB) - Hewn: Something that is hewn. KJV (3): hewn, hewed - Strongs: H4274 (מַחְצֵב)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[חָצַב] חָצֵב verb hew, hew out, cleave (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חֲצַב; SI^{4. 6} participle plural החצבם; compare Phoenician מחצב = Hebrew id.) —

Qal Perfect חָצֵב Isaiah 5:2; חָֽצְבָה Proverbs 9:1; חָצַבְתִּי Hosea 6:5, etc.; Imperfect וַיַּחְצֹב 2 Chronicles 26:10; 2 masculine singular תַּחְצֹב Deuteronomy 8:9; Infinitive construct לַחְצֹב Jeremiah 2:13; לַחְצוֺב 1 Chronicles 22:2; Participle active חֹצֵב Isaiah 10:15 4t.; construct חֹצְבִי Isaiah 22:16; חֹצְבִים 1 Chronicles 22:2 3t.; חֹצְבֵי 2 Kings 12:13; passive חֲצוּבִים Deuteronomy 6:11; Nehemiah 9:25; —

1 hew out, (dig), wine-vat יֶקֶב Isaiah 5:2; sepulchre (קֶבֶר) Isaiah 22:16 (twice in verse); cisterns בֹּרוֺת Deuteronomy 6:11 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 26:10; Nehemiah 9:25, compare Jeremiah 2:13; of mining נחשׁת׳מהרריה תַּת Deuteronomy 8:9 out of its mountains thou mayst hew out copper.

2. a. hew stone 1 Chronicles 22:2; metaphor of pillars Proverbs 9:1 (subject wisdom); elsewhere participle, hewer of stone 2 Kings 12:13; 1 Chronicles 22:2,15 (see SI^4.6above); probably 1 Kings 5:29; 2 Chronicles 2:1; 2 Chronicles 2:17 (בָּהָר׳ח see Be), compare 2 Chronicles 24:12; Ezra 3:7.

b. apparently hew wood Isaiah 10:15 בוֺ׳ח (i.e. בְּגַרְזֶן).

3 metaph. hew in pieces Hosea 6:5 figurative of ׳י attacking people by agency of prophets ("" הֲרַגְתִּים); divide, cleave subject ׳י s voice Psalm 29:7 object להבות אשׁ, i.e. the thunder of his voice sends forked lightnings (but on text compare Che and critical note)

Niph`al Imperfect יֵחָצְבוּן be cut, hewn, graven (words on rock) Job 19:24.

Pu`al Perfect חֻצַּבְתֶּם Isaiah 51:1 figurative, hewn out of rock (of Israel's origin; "" נֻקַּר).

Hiph`il Participle מַחֲצֶ֫בֶת Isaiah 51:9 hew in pieces = Qal 3, figurative of destroying רהב = Egypt (compare Psalm 89:11).

List of Word Forms

הַחֹצֵ֣ב הַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶת החצב המחצבת וַיַּחְצֹב֙ וּלְחֹצְבֵ֣י ויחצב ולחצבי חֲצוּבִ֜ים חֲצוּבִים֙ חָצְבָ֖ה חָצֵ֣ב חָצַ֔בְתָּ חָצַ֙בְתִּי֙ חָצַ֧בְתָּ חֹֽצְבִ֗ים חֹצְבִ֕ים חֹצְבִ֣ים חֹצְבִ֤י חֹצֵ֗ב חֹצֵ֣ב חֹצֵ֥ב חֻצַּבְתֶּ֔ם חצב חצבה חצבי חצבים חצבת חצבתי חצבתם חצובים יֵחָצְבֽוּן׃ יחצבון׃ לַחְצֹ֤ב לַחְצוֹב֙ לַחֹצְבִ֖ים לחצב לחצבים לחצוב תַּחְצֹ֥ב תחצב chaTzavta chaTzavti chaTzev chatzeVah chatzuVim choTzev chotzeVi chotzeVim chutztzavTem ha·ḥō·ṣêḇ ḥā·ṣaḇ·tā ḥā·ṣaḇ·tî ḥā·ṣə·ḇāh ḥā·ṣêḇ ḥă·ṣū·ḇîm hachoTzev haḥōṣêḇ ham·maḥ·ṣe·ḇeṯ hammachTzevet hammaḥṣeḇeṯ ḥāṣaḇtā ḥāṣaḇtî ḥāṣêḇ ḥāṣəḇāh ḥăṣūḇîm ḥō·ṣə·ḇî ḥō·ṣə·ḇîm ḥō·ṣêḇ ḥōṣêḇ ḥōṣəḇî ḥōṣəḇîm ḥuṣ·ṣaḇ·tem ḥuṣṣaḇtem la·ḥō·ṣə·ḇîm lachotzeVim lachTzo lachtzOv laḥ·ṣō·wḇ laḥ·ṣōḇ laḥōṣəḇîm laḥṣōḇ laḥṣōwḇ tachTzo taḥ·ṣōḇ taḥṣōḇ ū·lə·ḥō·ṣə·ḇê ulechotzeVei ūləḥōṣəḇê vaiyachTzo way·yaḥ·ṣōḇ wayyaḥṣōḇ yê·ḥā·ṣə·ḇūn yechatzeVun yêḥāṣəḇūn