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Mattock

Mattock (1.) Heb. ma'eder, an instrument for dressing or pruning a vineyard (Isa 7:25); a weeding-hoe. (2.) Heb. mahareshah (1Sam 13:1), perhaps the ploughshare or coulter. (3.) Heb. herebh, marg. of text (2Ch...

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Meaning

Mattock (1.) Heb. ma'eder, an instrument for dressing or pruning a vineyard (Isa 7:25); a weeding-hoe.

(2.) Heb. mahareshah (1Sam 13:1), perhaps the ploughshare or coulter.

(3.) Heb. herebh, marg. of text (2Chr 34:6). Authorized Version, "with their mattocks," marg. "mauls." The Revised Version renders "in their ruins," marg. "with their axes." The Hebrew text is probably corrupt.

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