HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2404
חָטַב
cha.tav — to chop
1) to cut, gather 1a) (Qal) to cut, gather (wood) 1b) (Pual) to cut, carve
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Carve
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4906
מַשְׂכִּית
mas.kit — figure
1) show-piece, figure, imagination, image, idol, picture 1a) show-piece, carved figure (of idols) 1b) imagination, conceit
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2707
חָקָה
cha.qah — to engrave
1) to cut, carve, cut in 1a) (Pual) carved (participle) 1b) (Hithpael) to engrave, cut a limit
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6497
פֶּקָעִים
pe.qa — gourd
knob-shaped or ball-shaped or gourd-shaped carved wood or metal ornament
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20290
εἰσκολάπτω
eiskolaptō — to carve upon
carve upon
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20938
περίγλυφον
perigluphon — carved figure
carved figure
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6745
γλυπτός
gluptos — a carving
a carving; carved
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6747
γλύφω
gluphō — to carve
1. to carve, cut out with a knife , (Aristophanes Comicus); γλ. σφρηγῖδας to engrave them, (Herdotus Historicus); of sculptors, (Herdotus Historicus) 2. to note down [on tablets], τόκους [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6821
διαγλύφω
diagluphō — to carve
to carve in intaglio , (Diodorus Epigrammaticus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6997
ἐγγλύφω
engluphō — to engrave upon
to cut in, carve , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7022
ἐγκολάπτω
egkolaptō — to sculpt
to cut or carve upon stone, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8050
κολάπτω
kolaptō — to chisel
1. of birds, to peck at , [Refs 2nd c.AD, variant datesAnthology Palantina:—;of Pegasus, to strike the ground with his hoof, [variant datesAnthology Palantina 2. to carve or chisel , [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9398
ταμίας
tamias — a storekeeper
1. one who carves and distributes, a dispenser , (Iliad by Homer):—;of Zeus, as the dispenser of all things to men, (Iliad by Homer); so Aeolus is τ. ἀνέμων (Odyssey by Homer):—;of kings or rulers, a controller, director , (Pindar); τ. κώμων master of the revels, (Pindar); τ. Διός the priest of Zeus, (Pindar): τ. Μοισᾶν, i. e. a poet, (Pindar); οἶκος τ. στεφάνων that hath store of crowns, (Pindar); τῆς τε ἐπιθυμίας καὶ τῆς τύχης τ. controller both of his desire and of fortune, (Thucydides); τ. τριαίνης, of Poseidon, (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. in Prose, a controller of payments, treasurer , (Herdotus Historicus); τ. τοῦ ἱροῦ the controller of the sacred treasure in the citadel of Athens, (Herdotus Historicus) 3. at Rome, the quaestor , (Plutarch) (ML)
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The arts of engraving and carving were much practised among the Jews. They were practised in connection with the construction of the tabernacle and the temple (Ex. 31:2, 5; 35:33; 1 Kings 6:18, 35; Ps. 74:6), as well as in the ornamentation of the priestly dresses (Ex. 28:9-36; Zech. 3:9; 2 Chr. 2:7, 14). Isaiah (44:13-17) gives a minute description of the process of carving idols of wood.
Scripture references
Exodus 31:2Exodus 31:51 Kings 6:181 Kings 6:35Psalms 74:6Exodus 28:9-36Zechariah 3:92 Chronicles 2:72 Chronicles 2:14
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.