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Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Used in the Authorized Version of Deuteronomy 19:5; 20:19; 1 Kings 6:7 , as the translation of a Hebrew word which means "chopping." It was used for felling trees (Isaiah 10:34 ) and hewing timber for building. It is the rendering of a different word in Jud Judges 13:20,21 , Psalm 74:5 , which refers to its sharpness. In 2 Kings 6:5 it is the translation of a word used with reference to its being made of iron. In Isaiah 44:12 the Revised Version renders by "axe" the Hebrew Maatsad , Which means a "hewing" instrument. In the Authorized Version it is rendered "tongs." It is also used in Jeremiah 10:3 , and rendered "axe." The "battle-axe" (army of Medes and Persians) mentioned in Jeremiah 51:20 was probably, as noted in the margin of the Revised Version, a "maul" or heavy mace. In Psalm 74:6 the word so rendered means "feller." (See the figurative expression in Matthew 3:10; Luke 3:9 .)

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Axe'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​a/axe.html. 1897.
 
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