What does חָצַב (chatsav) mean in the Bible?
חָצַב (chatsav): Cutting stone or wood into functional form; fundamentally about shaping raw material into purposeful, usable objects.
Hebrew · H2672
חָצַב
To cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew , split , square , quarry , engrave
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חָצַבH2672
Pronunciationchatsav
What does חָצַב (chatsav) mean in the Bible?
חָצַב (chatsav): Cutting stone or wood into functional form; fundamentally about shaping raw material into purposeful, usable objects.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2672?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include stonecutters (6), . . . (1), [already] dug (1), and dug (1), and stonecutters (1).
Where does חָצַב (chatsav) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 6:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (6), 2 Chronicles (4), 1 Chronicles (3), Deuteronomy (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itstonecutters6×1 Kings 5:15, 1 Chronicles 22:2, 1 Chronicles 22:15, 2 Chronicles 2:2
. . .1×Deuteronomy 6:11
[already] dug1×Nehemiah 9:25
and dug1×2 Chronicles 26:10
and stonecutters1×2 Kings 12:12
and they have dug1×Jeremiah 2:13
are ready to be mined1×Deuteronomy 8:9
dig1×Deuteronomy 6:11
dug out1×Isaiah 5:2
from which you were cut1×Isaiah 51:1
I have hewn [them]1×Hosea 6:5
or chiseled1×Job 19:24
she has carved out1×Proverbs 9:1
strikes1×Psalms 29:7
the one who swings1×Isaiah 10:15
to carve out1×Isaiah 22:16
to chisel1×Isaiah 22:16
to pieces1×Isaiah 51:9
to prepare1×1 Chronicles 22:2
to the masons1×Ezra 3:7
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 6:11חֲצוּבִים֙to. . .Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralDeuteronomy 6:11חָצַ֔בְתָּtodigVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 8:9תַּחְצֹ֥בtoare ready to be minedVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular1 Kings 5:15חֹצֵ֥בtostonecuttersNoun - masculine singular2 Kings 12:12וּלְחֹצְבֵ֣יtoand stonecuttersConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct1 Chronicles 22:2חֹֽצְבִ֗יםtostonecuttersNoun - masculine plural1 Chronicles 22:2לַחְצוֹב֙toto preparePreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1 Chronicles 22:15חֹצְבִ֕יםtostonecuttersNoun - masculine plural2 Chronicles 2:2חֹצֵ֣בtostonecuttersNoun - masculine singular2 Chronicles 2:18חֹצֵ֣בtostonecuttersNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 6:11
Aligned rows25
Books represented13
Deuteronomy31 Kings12 Kings11 Chronicles32 Chronicles4Ezra1Nehemiah1Job1Psalms1Proverbs1Isaiah6Jeremiah1Hosea1
Source forms
חֹצֵ֣ב2xḥō·ṣêḇ2 Chronicles 2:2, 2 Chronicles 2:18
הַחֹצֵ֣ב1xha·ḥō·ṣêḇIsaiah 10:15
הַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶת1xham·maḥ·ṣe·ḇeṯIsaiah 51:9
וַיַּחְצֹב֙1xway·yaḥ·ṣōḇ2 Chronicles 26:10
וּלְחֹצְבֵ֣י1xū·lə·ḥō·ṣə·ḇê2 Kings 12:12
חָצֵ֣ב1xḥā·ṣêḇIsaiah 5:2
חֹצֵ֥ב1xḥō·ṣêḇ1 Kings 5:15
חֹצֵ֗ב1xḥō·ṣêḇPsalms 29:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural3x1 Chronicles 22:2, 1 Chronicles 22:15, 2 Chronicles 24:12
Noun - masculine singular3x1 Kings 5:15, 2 Chronicles 2:2, 2 Chronicles 2:18
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct2x1 Chronicles 22:2, Jeremiah 2:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 6:11, Isaiah 22:16
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural2xDeuteronomy 6:11, Nehemiah 9:25
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular1xIsaiah 51:9
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1xIsaiah 10:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular1x2 Chronicles 26:10
Evidence Summary
CovenantRevelation
Hebrew word. Cutting stone or wood into functional form; fundamentally about shaping raw material into purposeful, usable objects.
Strong'sH2672
Lexical occurrences25 versesWord forms2 forms17 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkHosea 6:4-6Source Gloss
to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew , split , square , quarry , engrave
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
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.
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 groups2Aligned forms17
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense16×
Participle active1Chr 22:2 · 1Chr 22:15 · 1Kgs 5:29 · 2Chr 2:1 · 2Chr 2:17 · 2Chr 24:12 · Isa 22:16 · Ps 29:78×
PerfectDeut 6:11 · Isa 22:16 · Hos 6:5 · Isa 5:2 · Prov 9:15×
Participle passiveDeut 6:11 · Neh 9:252×
ImperfectDeut 8:91×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
PerfectIsa 51:11×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
to hew, cut
Showing 1 selected witness from 25 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
חָצַב is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Prophetic word functions as covenant judgment instrument.Hosea 6:4-6
Canonical Themes
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