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hewed

Meaning of “hewed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hew, meaning to cut or shape with blows of an axe or another instrument.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
13 occurrences13 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 34:4

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1 Kings 5:17
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
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And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

1 Kings 7:9
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
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All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with sawes, within and without, euen from the foundation vnto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.

1 Kings 7:12
And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lord, and for the porch of the house.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:12 · retained source text

And the great court round about, was with three rowes of hewed stones, and a row of Cedar beames, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

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Cut and made smooth or even; chopped; hacked; shaped by cutting or by a chisel.

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