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Lexicon :: Strong's H2672 - ḥāṣaḇ

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חָצַב
Transliteration
ḥāṣaḇ
Pronunciation
khaw-tsab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 718

Strong’s Definitions

חָצַב châtsab, khaw-tsab'; or חָצֵב châtsêb; a primitive root; to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave:—cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H2672 in the following manner: dig (5x), hew (4x), hewers (4x), hew out (4x), mason (3x), cut (1x), divideth (1x), graven (1x), hewn (1x), made (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H2672 in the following manner: dig (5x), hew (4x), hewers (4x), hew out (4x), mason (3x), cut (1x), divideth (1x), graven (1x), hewn (1x), made (1x).

  1. 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 (metaph.)

      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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָצַב châtsab, khaw-tsab'; or חָצֵב châtsêb; a primitive root; to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave:—cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.
STRONGS H2672: Abbreviations
† [חָצַב] חָצֵב verb hew, hew out, cleave (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חֲצַב; SI4. 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; 2nd person masculine singular תַּחְצֹב Deuteronomy 8:9; Infinitive construct לַחְצֹב Jeremiah 2:13; לַחְצוֺב 1 Chronicles 22:2; Participle active חֹצֵב Isaiah 10:15 + 4 times; construct חֹצְבִי Isaiah 22:16; חֹצְבִים 1 Chronicles 22:2 + 3 times; 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 SI4.6 above); 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. metaphorical 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. Imperfect יֵחָצְבוּן be cut, hewn, graven (words on rock) Job 19:24.
Pu. Perfect חֻצַּבְתֶּם Isaiah 51:1 figurative, hewn out of rock (of Israel's origin; || נֻקַּר).
Hiph. Participle מַחֲצֶ֫בֶת Isaiah 51:9 hew in pieces＝Qal 3, figurative of destroying רהב＝Egypt (compare Psalm 89:11).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

6:11; 6:11; 8:9; 8:9

2 Kings

12:13; 12:13

1 Chronicles

22:2; 22:2; 22:2; 22:2; 22:15

2 Chronicles

2:1; 2:17; 24:12; 26:10; 26:10

Ezra

3:7

Nehemiah

9:25; 9:25

Job

19:24

Psalms

29:7; 89:11

Proverbs

9:1; 9:1

Isaiah

5:2; 5:2; 10:15; 10:15; 22:16; 22:16; 51:1; 51:9

Jeremiah

2:13; 2:13

Hosea

6:5; 6:5

H2672

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2672 matches the Hebrew חָצַב (ḥāṣaḇ),
which occurs 25 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:11 - The houses will be richly stocked with goods you did not produce. You will draw water from cisterns you did not dig, and you will eat from vineyards and olive trees you did not plant. When you have eaten your fill in this land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:9 - It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. It is a land where iron is as common as stone, and copper is abundant in the hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:15 - Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers, 80,000 quarry workers in the hill country,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:12 - the masons, and the stonecutters. They also used the money to buy the timber and the finished stone needed for repairing the LORD’s Temple, and they paid any other expenses related to the Temple’s restoration.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:2 - So David gave orders to call together the foreigners living in Israel, and he assigned them the task of preparing finished stone for building the Temple of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:15 - You have a large number of skilled stonemasons and carpenters and craftsmen of every kind.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:2 - [fn]He enlisted a force of 70,000 laborers, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the hill country, and 3,600 foremen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:18 - He assigned 70,000 of them as common laborers, 80,000 as quarry workers in the hill country, and 3,600 as foremen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:12 - The king and Jehoiada gave the money to the construction supervisors, who hired masons and carpenters to restore the Temple of the LORD. They also hired metalworkers, who made articles of iron and bronze for the LORD’s Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:10 - He also constructed forts in the wilderness and dug many water cisterns, because he kept great herds of livestock in the foothills of Judah[fn] and on the plains. He was also a man who loved the soil. He had many workers who cared for his farms and vineyards, both on the hillsides and in the fertile valleys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:7 - Then the people hired masons and carpenters and bought cedar logs from the people of Tyre and Sidon, paying them with food, wine, and olive oil. The logs were brought down from the Lebanon mountains and floated along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea[fn] to Joppa, for King Cyrus had given permission for this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:25 - Our ancestors captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took over houses full of good things, with cisterns already dug and vineyards and olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate until they were full and grew fat and enjoyed themselves in all your blessings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:24 - carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead,
engraved forever in the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:7 - The voice of the LORD strikes
with bolts of lightning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:1 - Wisdom has built her house;
she has carved its seven columns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:2 - He plowed the land, cleared its stones,
and planted it with the best vines.
In the middle he built a watchtower
and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks.
Then he waited for a harvest of sweet grapes,
but the grapes that grew were bitter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:15 - But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it?
Is the saw greater than the person who saws?
Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it?
Can a wooden cane walk by itself?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:16 - “Who do you think you are,
and what are you doing here,
building a beautiful tomb for yourself—
a monument high up in the rock?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1 - “Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance—
all who seek the LORD!
Consider the rock from which you were cut,
the quarry from which you were mined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:9 - Wake up, wake up, O LORD! Clothe yourself with strength!
Flex your mighty right arm!
Rouse yourself as in the days of old
when you slew Egypt, the dragon of the Nile.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:13 - “For my people have done two evil things:
They have abandoned me—
the fountain of living water.
And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns
that can hold no water at all!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:5 - I sent my prophets to cut you to pieces—
to slaughter you with my words,
with judgments as inescapable as light.
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