מַחְצֵב

Strong’s Definition

properly, a hewing; concretely, a quarry

Etymology & Derivation

from H2672 (חָצַב);

KJV Usage

hewed(-n).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.hewing, hewn
• 2.of stones

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: machtsêb; Pronunciation: makh-tsabe'