Maatsad מַעֲצָד
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| מַעֲצָד | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | maatsad |
| Strong's number | H4621 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | axe |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (1) |
Maatsad (Hebrew מַעֲצָד, Strong's H4621) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “axe”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
axe
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tongs (1), axe (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | takes a tool (1), chisel (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Maatsad, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Isaiah
- Isaiah 44:12The 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.The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 10:3For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).