Strong's H2404 · Hebrew
חָטַב
châṭab · /khaw-tab'/
Definition
to chop or carve wood
KJV: cut down, hew(-er), polish.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חָטַב across 8 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
8 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy2 verses
As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: head: Heb. iron helve: Heb. wood lighteth: Heb. findeth
Deuteronomy 29:11Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:
Joshua3 verses
And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
Joshua 9:23Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. none: Heb. not be cut off from you
Joshua 9:27And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose. made: Heb. gave, or, delivered to be
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2404 (châṭab) mean?
to chop or carve wood
How many times does H2404 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2404 (חָטַב) appears in 8 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “hewers.”
How is châṭab translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2404 is rendered as “hewers” (5×), “hew” (1×), “hewer” (1×), “polished” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word חָטַב come from?
a primitive root;