Hebrew Word Study

The meaning of “חָטַב”

Understanding châṭab reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

cut down, hew(-er), polish. - to chop or carve wood 1) to cut, gather 1a) (Qal) to cut, gather (wood) 1b) (Pual) to cut,...

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H2404

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

חָטַב

Phonetickhaw-tab'

Transliterationchâṭab

Grammar Code

H:V

Hebrew Verb

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cut down, hew(-er), polish. - to chop or carve wood 1) to cut, gather 1a) (Qal) to cut, gather (wood) 1b) (Pual) to cut, carve

Scripture References

9 total references

Reference	Text
Deuteronomy 29:11	“Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:” Word: חָטַב (châṭab)
Joshua 9:23	“Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.” Word: חָטַב (châṭab)
2 Chronicles 2:10	“And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.” Word: חָטַב (châṭab)
Psalms 144:12	“That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:” Word: חָטַב (châṭab)
Jeremiah 46:22	“The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.” Word: חָטַב (châṭab)