What does חָטַב · עֵץ mean in the Bible?
חָטַב · עֵץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "cutters of wood".
Hebrew · H2404, H6086
חֹטֵבֵי עֵצִים
To chop or carve wood · a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
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חָטַב H2404 to chop or carve wood
Pronunciation ḥāṭab
Physical labor of shaping raw material; used metaphorically for disciplining or refining character through hardship
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עֵץ H6086 a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
What does חֹטֵבֵי עֵצִים (chotevei etzim) mean in the Bible?
חָטַב · עֵץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "cutters of wood".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2404, H6086?
H2404, H6086 is connected to 339 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. cutters of wood
Source Gloss
cutters of wood
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Participle active Josh 9:21 · Josh 9:27 2×
Imperfect Ezek 39:10 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Participle passive Ps 144:12 1×
Word Origins
חֹטֵבֵי עֵצִים is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain