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חָטַב

To chop or carve wood

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חָטַבH2404
Pronunciationḥāṭab

What does חָטַב (ḥāṭab) mean in the Bible?

חָטַב (ḥāṭab): Physical labor of shaping raw material; used metaphorically for disciplining or refining character through hardship

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Questions this entry answers

What does חָטַב (ḥāṭab) mean in the Bible?

חָטַב (ḥāṭab): Physical labor of shaping raw material; used metaphorically for disciplining or refining character through hardship

How does the BSB render H2404?

The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include woodcutters (2), as woodcutters (1), carved (1), like woodsmen cutting down trees (1), or cut it (1).

Where does חָטַב (ḥāṭab) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 19:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (3), Deuteronomy (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezekiel (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
woodcutters2×Joshua 9:21, Joshua 9:27
as woodcutters1×Joshua 9:23
carved1×Psalms 144:12
like woodsmen cutting down trees1×Jeremiah 46:22
or cut it1×Ezekiel 39:10
the woodcutters1×2 Chronicles 2:10
to cut1×Deuteronomy 19:5
who cut1×Deuteronomy 29:11
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 19:5לַחְטֹ֣בtoto cutPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructDeuteronomy 29:11מֵחֹטֵ֣בtowho cutPreposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructJoshua 9:21חֹטְבֵ֨יtowoodcuttersVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructJoshua 9:23וְחֹטְבֵ֥יtoas woodcuttersConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructJoshua 9:27חֹטְבֵ֥יtowoodcuttersVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct2 Chronicles 2:10לַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים׀tothe woodcuttersPreposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralPsalms 144:12מְ֝חֻטָּב֗וֹתtocarvedVerb - Pual - Participle - feminine pluralJeremiah 46:22כְּחֹטְבֵ֖יtolike woodsmen cutting down treesPreposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructEzekiel 39:10יַחְטְבוּ֙toor cut itVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowDeuteronomy 19:5
Aligned rows9
Books represented6
Deuteronomy2Joshua32 Chronicles1Psalms1Jeremiah1Ezekiel1
Source forms
וְחֹטְבֵ֥י1xwə·ḥō·ṭə·ḇêJoshua 9:23
חֹטְבֵ֨י1xḥō·ṭə·ḇêJoshua 9:21
חֹטְבֵ֥י1xḥō·ṭə·ḇêJoshua 9:27
יַחְטְבוּ֙1xyaḥ·ṭə·ḇūEzekiel 39:10
כְּחֹטְבֵ֖י1xkə·ḥō·ṭə·ḇêJeremiah 46:22
לַחְטֹ֣ב1xlaḥ·ṭōḇDeuteronomy 19:5
לַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים׀1xla·ḥō·ṭə·ḇîm2 Chronicles 2:10
מֵחֹטֵ֣ב1xmê·ḥō·ṭêḇDeuteronomy 29:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct2xJoshua 9:21, Joshua 9:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct1xJoshua 9:23
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct1xJeremiah 46:22
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xDeuteronomy 19:5
Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural1x2 Chronicles 2:10
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct1xDeuteronomy 29:11
Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural1xPsalms 144:12
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural1xEzekiel 39:10
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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