חֹצֵ֣ב
𐤇𐤑𐤁
châtsab
cutters
To cut or carve, especially in the context of working with stone, wood, or other hard materials; to hew, quarry, or shape by cutting; to dig or fashion by means of cutting. Contextually, the verb can refer to acts of quarrying stone, making engravings or inscriptions, or preparing timber or other materials for construction.
2 Chronicles 2:17 · Word #8
Lexicon H2672
| Lemma | חָצַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤑𐤁 |
| Transliteration | châtsab |
| Strong's | H2672 |
| Definition | To cut or carve, especially in the context of working with stone, wood, or other hard materials; to hew, quarry, or shape by cutting; to dig or fashion by means of cutting. Contextually, the verb can refer to acts of quarrying stone, making engravings or inscriptions, or preparing timber or other materials for construction. |
Morphology HVqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | cutters |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2672-06
one who hews
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular, absolute; verbal adjective indicating a hewing agent. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular denotes an ongoing or characteristic action, thus "one who hews" reflects the simple active sense of cutting or quarrying inherent in the root חצב. |
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