BDB6278
מַעֲצָד noun [masculine] axe; — Jer 10:3 in Isa 44:12 probably strike out (so Du CheHpt Skinner).
Strong's Lexicon
H4621
H4621 — מַעֲצָד
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4621 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַעֲצָד |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an usused root meaning to hew |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | ma`atsad |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mah-ats-awd' |
| Meaning: | 1. an axe |
| KJV Renderings: | ax, tongs. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מעצד (mah-gătzeh-vah’)
Isaiah 44:12
- KJV: The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.with the tongs: or, with an axe
- EHCC: The smith with the tongs (marg.or, an ax)
Jeremiah 10:8
- KJV: But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.altogether: Heb. in one, or, at once
- EHCC: hands of the workman, with the ax.