מַחְצֵב
machtsêb · makh-tsabe'
properly, a hewing; concretely, a quarry
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2672 (חָצַב);
properly, a hewing; concretely, a quarry
- properly, a hewing
- concretely, a quarry
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: hewed(-n).
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to separate and protect › to pursue the straight path › the house, what is within
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to separate and protect that works to pursue the straight path of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַחְצֵב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and hewed1 · 33%
- and hewn1 · 33%
- hewn1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.