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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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Isaiah 22:16
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?
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1611 witness · Isaiah 22:16 · retained source text

What hast thou here? And whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as hee that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graueth an habitation for himselfe in a rocke?

1611 marginal noteOr, O hee.

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

volume 1, leaf 906, column 1 (main_dictionary)