Bible Lexicons

2154) buh (ההתהב HhThB) AC: Carve CO: Carving AB: ?: [from: yh- cutting]

V) buh (ההתהב HhThB) - Carve: KJV (9): (vf: Paal, Pual) hew, cut, polish - Strongs: H2404 (חָטַב)

d^f1) ebfuh (ההתהובה HhThWBH) - Carving: KJV (1): carved - Strongs: H2405 (חֲטֻבוֹת)

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

Qal Imperfect יַחְטְבוּ Ezekiel 39:10; Infinitive לַחְטֹב Deuteronomy 19:5; Participle חֹטֵב Deuteronomy 29:10; plural חֹטְבִים 2 Chronicles 2:9; construct חֹטְבֵי Joshua 9:21 3t.; passive plural feminine חֲטֻבוֺת Proverbs 7:16 — cut or gather wood, followed by accusative Deuteronomy 19:5; Deuteronomy 29:10 ("" שׁאב מים); compare Ezekiel 39:10 מןהֿיערים (object in preceding clause); 2 Chronicles 2:9 ("" כֹּרְתֵי הָעֵצִים); Participle construct עצים׳ח Jeremiah 46:22, and ("" שֹׁאֲבֵי מַיִם) Joshua 9:21,23,27.

Pu`al Participle מְחֻטָּבוֺת Psalm 144:12 meaning dubious; perhaps hewn ( Song of Solomon , in substance, Thes MV SS Ew Che Bae; see however II. חטב), of corner-pillars (זָוִיּוֺת see זָוִית above), simile of beautiful, stately daughters.

II. חטב (√of following; compare Arabic be of the colour , i.e. turbid, dusky, mixed with yellowish red, etc.; Aramaic Participle variegated ᵑ6 2 Samuel 13:19).

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