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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חָצַב H2672
Pronunciation chatsav
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 It stonecutters 6× 1 Kings 5:15, 1 Chronicles 22:2, 1 Chronicles 22:15, 2 Chronicles 2:2
. . . 1× Deuteronomy 6:11
[already] dug 1× Nehemiah 9:25
and dug 1× 2 Chronicles 26:10
and stonecutters 1× 2 Kings 12:12
and they have dug 1× Jeremiah 2:13
are ready to be mined 1× Deuteronomy 8:9
dig 1× Deuteronomy 6:11
dug out 1× Isaiah 5:2
from which you were cut 1× Isaiah 51:1
I have hewn [them] 1× Hosea 6:5
or chiseled 1× Job 19:24
she has carved out 1× Proverbs 9:1
strikes 1× Psalms 29:7
the one who swings 1× Isaiah 10:15
to carve out 1× Isaiah 22:16
to chisel 1× Isaiah 22:16
to pieces 1× Isaiah 51:9
to prepare 1× 1 Chronicles 22:2
to the masons 1× Ezra 3:7
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 6:11 חֲצוּבִים֙ to . . . Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Deuteronomy 6:11 חָצַ֔בְתָּ to dig Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 8:9 תַּחְצֹ֥ב to are ready to be mined Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 1 Kings 5:15 חֹצֵ֥ב to stonecutters Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 12:12 וּלְחֹצְבֵ֣י to and stonecutters Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct 1 Chronicles 22:2 חֹֽצְבִ֗ים to stonecutters Noun - masculine plural 1 Chronicles 22:2 לַחְצוֹב֙ to to prepare Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1 Chronicles 22:15 חֹצְבִ֕ים to stonecutters Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 2:2 חֹצֵ֣ב to stonecutters Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 2:18 חֹצֵ֣ב to stonecutters Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 6:11
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 13
Deuteronomy 3 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 4 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
חֹצֵ֣ב 2x ḥō·ṣêḇ 2 Chronicles 2:2, 2 Chronicles 2:18
הַחֹצֵ֣ב 1x ha·ḥō·ṣêḇ Isaiah 10:15
הַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶת 1x ham·maḥ·ṣe·ḇeṯ Isaiah 51:9
וַיַּחְצֹב֙ 1x way·yaḥ·ṣōḇ 2 Chronicles 26:10
וּלְחֹצְבֵ֣י 1x ū·lə·ḥō·ṣə·ḇê 2 Kings 12:12
חָצֵ֣ב 1x ḥā·ṣêḇ Isaiah 5:2
חֹצֵ֥ב 1x ḥō·ṣêḇ 1 Kings 5:15
חֹצֵ֗ב 1x ḥō·ṣêḇ Psalms 29:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 3x 1 Chronicles 22:2, 1 Chronicles 22:15, 2 Chronicles 24:12
Noun - masculine singular 3x 1 Kings 5:15, 2 Chronicles 2:2, 2 Chronicles 2:18
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2x 1 Chronicles 22:2, Jeremiah 2:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 6:11, Isaiah 22:16
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural 2x Deuteronomy 6:11, Nehemiah 9:25
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 51:9
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 10:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x 2 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's H2672
Lexical occurrences 25 verses Word forms 2 forms 17 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hosea 6:4-6 Source Gloss
to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew , split , square , quarry , engrave
Extended definition Source: 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 17
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 16×
Participle active 1Chr 22:2 · 1Chr 22:15 · 1Kgs 5:29 · 2Chr 2:1 · 2Chr 2:17 · 2Chr 24:12 · Isa 22:16 · Ps 29:7 8×
Perfect Deut 6:11 · Isa 22:16 · Hos 6:5 · Isa 5:2 · Prov 9:1 5×
Participle passive Deut 6:11 · Neh 9:25 2×
Imperfect Deut 8:9 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Perfect Isa 51:1 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
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
Covenant Revelation
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