King James Bible Dictionary

to cut or carve ({wood} stone or other material); by implication to {hew} split: {square} {quarry } engrave

1. to dig, cleave, divide, hew, make, cut out, dig out, cut down, quarry, hewer, mason

a. (Qal)

1. to hew out, dig

2. to hew 1a

b. stone 1a

c. wood

1. to hew in pieces (metaph.)

2. to divide, cleave

d. (Niphal) to be cut, be hewn, be engraved

e. (Hiphil) to hew into pieces, cut up into pieces

f. (Pual) to be cut from, be hewn from