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hew

Meaning of “hew”

To cut or shape with blows of an axe or another instrument.

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12 occurrences11 verses7 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 34:1

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1 Kings 5:6
Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 5:6 · retained source text

Now therefore command thou, that they hew me Cedar trees out of Lebanon, and my seruants shall bee with thy seruants: and vnto thee will I giue hire for thy seruants, according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among vs, any that can skill to hew timber, like vnto the Sidonians.

1611 marginal noteHebr. say.

1 Kings 5:18
And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 5:18 · retained source text

And Solomons builders, and Hirams builders, did hewe them, and the stone-squarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

1611 marginal noteOr, Giblites, as Ezek. 27.9.

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