לַֽ/חֹטְבִ֣ים
𐤋/𐤇𐤈𐤁𐤉𐤌
châṭab
to the cutters
To chop, hew, or cut (especially wood), typically with a tool such as an axe; by extension, to shape or fashion objects out of wood or sometimes stone. The verb denotes physical action involving the severing, splitting, or carving of wood for construction, fuel, or ritual purposes. In rare contexts, the emphasis may extend to the finishing or smoothing of the surface (i.e., polishing).
2 Chronicles 2:9 · Word #2
Lexicon H2404
| Lemma | חָטַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤈𐤁 |
| Transliteration | châṭab |
| Strong's | H2404 |
| Definition | To chop, hew, or cut (especially wood), typically with a tool such as an axe; by extension, to shape or fashion objects out of wood or sometimes stone. The verb denotes physical action involving the severing, splitting, or carving of wood for construction, fuel, or ritual purposes. In rare contexts, the emphasis may extend to the finishing or smoothing of the surface (i.e., polishing). |
Morphology HRd/Vqrmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to the cutters |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2404-04
to the wood-hewers
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine plural, absolute, with prefixed preposition ל ("to the"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine plural denotes "the ones who hew/chop (wood)." The prefixed לַ adds "to the," and "wood-hewers" preserves the root’s core sense of chopping or shaping wood. |
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