Strongs Number: H2672
- Hebrew Word
- חָצַב
- Transliteration
- châtsab
- Phonetic
- khaw-tsab'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to cut or carve ({wood} stone or other material); by implication to {hew} split: {square} {quarry } engrave
- BDB Definition
-
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
- Bible Usage
- {cut} {dig} {divide} {grave} hew ({out} {-er}) {make} mason.