חָצַב
To cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew , split , square , quarry , engrave
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What does חָצַב (chatsav) mean in the Bible?
חָצַב (chatsav) is a Hebrew word meaning "to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew , split , square , quarry , engrave". to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave BDB: hew Usage: cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason. Prophetic word functions as covenant judgment instrument. This term runs through the canonical themes of Covenant, Revelation.
Meaning
Cutting stone or wood into functional form; fundamentally about shaping raw material into purposeful, usable objects.
to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave BDB: hew Usage: cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.
Why This Word Matters
Prophetic word functions as covenant judgment instrument. Hosea 6:4-6
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 16×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Canonical Themes
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
Old Testament Witnesses
Showing 8 of 25 occurrences in the biblical text.