H2672Hebrewḥōṣēḇ

חָצַב

cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.

24
Total Occurrences
12
Books
24
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to dig, cleave, divide, hew, make, cut out, dig out, cut down, quarry, hewer, mason
  • 2(qal)
  • 3(niphal) to be cut, be hewn, be engraved
  • 4(hiphil) to hew into pieces, cut up into pieces
  • 5(pual) to be cut from, be hewn from

Etymology & Derivation

or חָצֵב; a primitive root;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châtsab; Pronunciation: khaw-tsab'