H2404

חָטַב

cha.tavH:V

to chop

1) to cut, gather 1a) (Qal) to cut, gather (wood) 1b) (Pual) to cut, carve

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

I. [חָטַב] verb cut or gather wood, usually firewood (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic firewood, collect firewood (see Wetzst in De^{Ps 144:12}); Ethiopic cut (or gather) firewood) —

Qal Imperfect יַחְטְבוּ Ezek 39:10 Infinitive לַחְטֹב Deut 19:5 Participle חֹטֵב Deut 29:10 plural חֹטְבִים 2Chr 2:9 construct חֹטְבֵי Josh 9:21 + 3 t.; passive plural feminine חֲטֻבוֺת Prov 7:16 — cut or gather wood, followed by accusative Deut 19:5; Deut 29:10 (|| שׁאב מים); compare Ezek 39:10 מןהֿיערים (object in preceding clause); 2Chr 2:9 (|| כֹּרְתֵי הָעֵצִים); Participle construct עצים ׳ח Jer 46:22, and (|| שֹׁאֲבֵי מַיִם) Josh 9:21; Josh 9:23; Josh 9:27. Pu`al Participle מְחֻטָּבוֺת Ps 144:12 meaning dubious; perhaps hewn (so, in substance, Thes MV SS Ew Che Bae; see however II. חטב), of corner-pillars (זָוִיּוֺת see זָוִית above), simile of beautiful, stately daughters.

7 occurrences

Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (3), Psalms (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1)