2404. chatab

Lexicon

chatab: To hew, cut, or chop

Original Word: חַָטַב
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chatab
Pronunciation: khaw-tab'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-tab')
Definition: To hew, cut, or chop
Meaning: to chop, carve wood

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cut down, hewer, polish

A primitive root; to chop or carve wood -- cut down, hew(-er), polish.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to cut or gather wood
NASB Translation
chops your wood (1), cut (1), fashioned (1), gather firewood (1), hewers of wood (3), woodcutters (1), woodsmen (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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 Ezekiel 39:10; Infinitive לַחְטֹב Deuteronomy 19:5; Participle חֹטֵב Deuteronomy 29:10; plural חֹטְבִים2Chron 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 Chron 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 (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.

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).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2038 (ἐργάζομαι, ergazomai): To work, labor, do work
• G2875 (κοπιάω, kopiaō): To grow weary, toil, labor
• G4863 (συνάγω, synagō): To gather together, bring together

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of labor and gathering, which align with the concept of chopping and preparing wood as described by חָטַב (chataḇ). The physical effort and communal aspect of these tasks are mirrored in the Greek entries, emphasizing the labor-intensive nature of such work in both Hebrew and Greek contexts.

Usage: The verb חָטַב (chataḇ) is used in the context of cutting or chopping wood, often associated with the preparation of wood for various purposes, such as building or fuel.

Context: The Hebrew verb חָטַב (chataḇ) appears in the Old Testament to describe the action of chopping or cutting wood. This term is often used in the context of labor or servitude, where individuals are tasked with the physical labor of gathering and preparing wood. The act of chopping wood was a common and necessary task in ancient Israelite society, essential for construction, cooking, and heating.

In Deuteronomy 29:11, the term is used to describe the "woodcutters" among the people of Israel, highlighting their role in the community: "your children, your wives, and the foreigners in your camps who cut your wood and draw your water." This passage underscores the inclusion of all members of society, regardless of their social status, in the covenant community.

The task of woodcutting is also mentioned in the context of servitude in Joshua 9:21, where the Gibeonites are assigned as woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and the altar of the LORD: "They continued, 'Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.' So the leaders kept their promise."

The role of woodcutters was significant in the daily life and religious practices of the Israelites, as wood was a crucial resource for both practical and ceremonial purposes.

Forms and Transliterations

וְחֹטְבֵ֥י וחטבי חֹטְבֵ֥י חֹטְבֵ֨י חטבי יַחְטְבוּ֙ יחטבו כְּחֹטְבֵ֖י כחטבי לַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים ׀ לַחְטֹ֣ב לחטב לחטבים מְ֝חֻטָּב֗וֹת מֵחֹטֵ֣ב מחטב מחטבות choteVei ḥō·ṭə·ḇê ḥōṭəḇê kə·ḥō·ṭə·ḇê kechoteVei kəḥōṭəḇê la·ḥō·ṭə·ḇîm lachoteVim lachTo laḥ·ṭōḇ laḥōṭəḇîm laḥṭōḇ mê·ḥō·ṭêḇ mə·ḥuṭ·ṭā·ḇō·wṯ mechoTev mechuttaVot mêḥōṭêḇ məḥuṭṭāḇōwṯ vechoteVei wə·ḥō·ṭə·ḇê wəḥōṭəḇê yachteVu yaḥ·ṭə·ḇū yaḥṭəḇū

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 19:5
HEB: רֵעֵ֥הוּ בַיַּעַר֮ לַחְטֹ֣ב עֵצִים֒ וְנִדְּחָ֨ה
NAS: with his friend to cut wood,
KJV: with his neighbour to hew wood,
INT: his friend the forest to cut wood swings

Deuteronomy 29:11
HEB: בְּקֶ֣רֶב מַחֲנֶ֑יךָ מֵחֹטֵ֣ב עֵצֶ֔יךָ עַ֖ד
NAS: your camps, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws
KJV: thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood
INT: is within your camps chops wood who

Joshua 9:21
HEB: יִֽחְי֑וּ וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ חֹטְבֵ֨י עֵצִ֤ים וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־
NAS: So they became hewers of wood and drawers
KJV: unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood
INT: live became hewers of wood and drawers

Joshua 9:23
HEB: מִכֶּ֜ם עֶ֗בֶד וְחֹטְבֵ֥י עֵצִ֛ים וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־
NAS: being slaves, both hewers of wood and drawers
KJV: from being bondmen, and hewers of wood
INT: being slaves hewers of wood and drawers

Joshua 9:27
HEB: בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא חֹטְבֵ֥י עֵצִ֛ים וְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵי
NAS: them that day hewers of wood and drawers
KJV: them that day hewers of wood
INT: day he hewers of wood and drawers

2 Chronicles 2:10
HEB: וְהִנֵּ֣ה לַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים ׀ לְֽכֹרְתֵ֣י ׀ הָעֵצִ֡ים
NAS: to your servants, the woodsmen who cut
KJV: to thy servants, the hewers that cut
INT: behold the hewers cut timber

Psalm 144:12
HEB: בְּנוֹתֵ֥ינוּ כְזָוִיֹּ֑ת מְ֝חֻטָּב֗וֹת תַּבְנִ֥ית הֵיכָֽל׃
NAS: as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace;
KJV: [may be] as corner stones, polished [after] the similitude
INT: and our daughters corner fashioned the similitude A palace

Jeremiah 46:22
HEB: בָּ֣אוּ לָ֔הּ כְּחֹטְבֵ֖י עֵצִֽים׃
NAS: And come to her as woodcutters with axes.
KJV: against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
INT: axes and come woodcutters of wood

Ezekiel 39:10
HEB: הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה וְלֹ֤א יַחְטְבוּ֙ מִן־ הַיְּעָרִ֔ים
NAS: from the field or gather firewood from the forests,
KJV: out of the field, neither cut down [any] out of the forests;
INT: the field or gather from the forests

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2404
9 Occurrences

ḥō·ṭə·ḇê — 2 Occ.
kə·ḥō·ṭə·ḇê — 1 Occ.
la·ḥō·ṭə·ḇîm — 1 Occ.
laḥ·ṭōḇ — 1 Occ.
mê·ḥō·ṭêḇ — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥuṭ·ṭā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥō·ṭə·ḇê — 1 Occ.
yaḥ·ṭə·ḇū — 1 Occ.