H4274 - מַחְצֵב (machtsêb)

H4274 מַחְצֵב (machtsêb) makh-tsabe'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

hewing

Strong's Definition

properly, a hewing; concretely, a quarry

Derivation: from H2672 (חָצַב);

KJV Usage: hewed(-n).

TWOT Reference: 718a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) hewing, hewn

1a) of stones

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) hewing, hewn 1a) of stones

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מַחְצֵב machtsêb BDB Definition: 1) hewing, hewn 1a) of stones Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2672 Same Word by TWOT Number: 718a Total KJV Occurrences: 3

Bible Occurrences (3)

12:12 22:6

34:11

2 Kings 12:12

masons, and stonecutters.... They also purchased timber and dressed stone to repair the damage to the house of the LORD, and they paid the other expenses of the temple repairs.

2 Kings 22:6

to the carpenters, builders, and masons — to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.

2 Chronicles 34:11

They also gave [money] to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.