7134. qardom

Strong's Lexicon

qardom: Axe, hatchet

Original Word: קַרְדֹּם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: qardom
Pronunciation: kar-DOME
Phonetic Spelling: (kar-dome')
Definition: Axe, hatchet
Meaning: an axe

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to chop

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G513: axinē (ἀξίνη) - Refers to an axe, used in the New Testament in contexts such as Matthew 3:10, "The axe is already laid at the root of the trees."

Usage: The Hebrew word "qardom" refers to an axe or hatchet, a tool used for chopping wood or cutting down trees. In the biblical context, it is often used metaphorically to describe destruction or judgment, as well as literally in the context of woodcutting.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the axe was an essential tool for daily life, used for clearing land, building, and gathering firewood. It was a symbol of both creation and destruction, reflecting the dual nature of its use. The axe's presence in biblical texts often underscores themes of divine judgment or human labor.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
an axe
NASB Translation
axe (3), axes (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[קַרְדֹּם] noun [masculine] axe (√ unknown; compare Late Hebrew קַרְדֹּם double hoe,one side of which could split wood, Vogelst^{Land writhsch.37}; Arabic , adze is loan-word according to Frä⁸⁴); — suffix קַרְדֻמּוֺ 1 Samuel 13:20 + Judges 9:48 (so probably read for הַקַּרְדֻּמוֺתּ, A ᵐ5^L τ. ἀξίνημ, GFM Bu Now); plural קַרְדֻּמִּים 1 Samuel 13:21, קַרְדֻּמוֺת Jeremiah 46:22; Psalm 74:5

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

ax

Perhaps from qadam in the sense of striking upon; an axe -- ax.

see HEBREW qadam

Forms and Transliterations

הַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹת הקרדמות וּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙ וּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑ים ובקרדמות ולהקרדמים קַרְדֻּמּ֔וֹ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃ קרדמו קרדמות׃ hakkardumMot haq·qar·dum·mō·wṯ haqqardummōwṯ kardumMo kardumMot qar·dum·mō·wṯ qar·dum·mōw qardummōw qardummōwṯ ū·ḇə·qar·dum·mō·wṯ ū·lə·haq·qar·dum·mîm ūḇəqardummōwṯ ulehakkardumMim ūləhaqqardummîm uvekardummOt

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 9:48
HEB: אֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ אֶת־ הַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹת בְּיָד֗וֹ וַיִּכְרֹת֙
NAS: took an axe in his hand
KJV: took an axe in his hand,
INT: took and Abimelech an axe his hand and cut

1 Samuel 13:20
HEB: אֵתוֹ֙ וְאֶת־ קַרְדֻּמּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֖ת מַחֲרֵשָׁתֽוֹ׃
NAS: his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.
KJV: and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
INT: his share his mattock his axe his plowshare

1 Samuel 13:21
HEB: וְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ קִלְּשׁ֖וֹן וּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑ים וּלְהַצִּ֖יב הַדָּרְבָֽן׃
NAS: the forks, and the axes, and to fix
KJV: and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen
INT: three fork and the axes fix the hoes

Psalm 74:5
HEB: בִּֽסֲבָךְ־ עֵ֝֗ץ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃
NAS: as if one had lifted up [His] axe in a forest
KJV: according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick
INT: the thick of trees up axe

Jeremiah 46:22
HEB: בְחַ֣יִל יֵלֵ֔כוּ וּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙ בָּ֣אוּ לָ֔הּ
NAS: to her as woodcutters with axes.
KJV: and come against her with axes, as hewers
INT: an army move axes and come woodcutters

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7134
5 Occurrences

haq·qar·dum·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
qar·dum·mōw — 1 Occ.
qar·dum·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·haq·qar·dum·mîm — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·qar·dum·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.