וַ/יַּחְצֹב֙

𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤑𐤁

vayachetsov

and he hewed

or חָצֵב; 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.

H2672

2 Chronicles 26:10 · Word #4

Lexicon H2672

Lemmaחָצַב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤑𐤁
Transliterationchâtsab
Strong'sH2672
In-contextand he hewed

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H2672-16

and he hewed out

Rootחצב (ḥ-ṣ-b)
Core Meaningscutting, hewing, carving, quarrying, engraving
Semantic Rangeto cut, hew, quarry, carve, engrave, split, dig out, shape stone or wood
Conceptual SignificanceOften used of quarrying stone or shaping materials for construction, the root evokes purposeful craftsmanship and the transformation of raw material into something ordered and usable, frequently in contexts of building, covenant monuments, or sacred architecture.
Morphological NotesHC/Vqw3ms: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular. Narrative past tense with simple active stem.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is Qal wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed past action in narrative sequence: “and he…”. “Hewed out” preserves the core idea of cutting or quarrying material from a larger whole, reflecting the root’s concrete sense of carving or extracting stone or wood.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חצב (cutting, hewing, carving, quarrying, engraving)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2672-01 chatsaveta you have hewn out
H2672-02 chatsaveti I have hewn out
H2672-03 chatsev he hewed out

Word Usage (25 occurrences of H2672)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Deuteronomy 6:11 חֲצוּבִים֙ chatsuvim hewn
Deuteronomy 6:11 חָצַ֔בְתָּ chatsaveta you dug
Deuteronomy 8:9 תַּחְצֹ֥ב tachetsov you can dig