חצב חצב
châtsab châtsêb
khaw-tsab', khaw-tsabe'
A primitive root; to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
KJV Usage: cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), make, mason.
חצב חצב
châtsab châtsêb
khaw-tsab', khaw-tsabe'
A primitive root; to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions
חצב חצב
1. to dig, cleave, divide, hew, make, cut out, dig out, cut down, quarry, hewer, mason
a. (Qal)
1. to hew out, dig
2. to hew 1a
b. stone 1a
c. wood
1. to hew in pieces (metaph.)
2. to divide, cleave
d. (Niphal) to be cut, be hewn, be engraved
e. (Hiphil) to hew into pieces, cut up into pieces
f. (Pual) to be cut from, be hewn from
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: 718
Parts of Speech: Verb
- חָצַב
- cha.tsav
- H:V
- to hew
- 1) to dig, cleave, divide, hew, make, cut out, dig out, cut down, quarry, hewer, mason
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hew out, dig
1a2) to hew
1a2a) stone
1a2b) wood
1a3) to hew in pieces (metaph.)
1a4) to divide, cleave
1b) (Niphal) to be cut, be hewn, be engraved
1c) (Hiphil) to hew into pieces, cut up into pieces
1d) (Pual) to be cut from, be hewn from