לַ/חְצֹ֤ב
𐤋/𐤇𐤑𐤁
lachetsov
to hew
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
Jeremiah 2:13 · Word #11
Lexicon H2672
| Lemma | חָצַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤑𐤁 |
| Transliteration | châtsab |
| Strong's | H2672 |
| In-context | to hew |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H2672-05
to hew out
| Root | חצב (ḥ-ṣ-b) |
| Core Meanings | cutting, hewing, quarrying, carving, engraving |
| Semantic Range | to cut, hew, quarry stone, carve wood or stone, engrave, dig out, shape building materials |
| Conceptual Significance | חצב often evokes the labor of quarrying stone for altars, temples, or cisterns, symbolizing deliberate shaping and preparation. It can metaphorically describe being hewn from a source (e.g., Israel from Abraham), emphasizing origin, formation, and purposeful craftsmanship in biblical theology. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal infinitive construct of חָצַב with prefixed ל ("to"). The Qal stem conveys the simple active sense of cutting or quarrying. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל expresses purpose or result, "to hew out." "Hew out" preserves the root idea of cutting or quarrying material—especially stone—rather than a generic "cut," maintaining the concrete imagery inherent in חצב. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חצב (cutting, hewing, quarrying, carving, engraving)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2672-01 |
chatsaveta | you have hewn out |
H2672-02 |
chatsuvim | the hewn ones |
H2672-03 |
chotsev | hewing-one |
H2672-04 |
chotsevim | hewers |
H4274-01 |
machetsev | a hewing-place |
H2672-06 |
ulechotsevey | and to the hewers |
|
yechatsevun | they will be hewn 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 |