The arts of engraving and carving were much practised among the Jews. They were practised in connection with the construction of the tabernacle and the temple (Exodus 31:2, 5; 35:33; 1 Kings 6:18, 35; Psalm 74:6), as well as in the ornamentation of the priestly dresses (Exodus 28:9-36; Zechariah 3:9; 2 Chronicles 2:7, 14). Isaiah (44:13-17) gives a minute description of the process of carving idols of wood. 1. (v. t.) To cut.

2. (v. t.) To cut, as wood, stone, or other material, in an artistic or decorative manner; to sculpture; to engrave.

3. (v. t.) To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree.

4. (v. t.) To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table; to divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion.

5. (v. t.) To cut: to hew; to mark as if by cutting.

6. (v. t.) To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.

7. (v. t.) To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.

8. (v. i.) To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures.

9. (v. i.) To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.

10. (n.) A carucate.

2707. chaqah -- to cut in, carve
... 2706, 2707. chaqah. 2708 . to cut in, carve. Transliteration: chaqah Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-kaw') Short Definition: carved. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7049b. qala -- to carve
... qala. 7050 . to carve. Transliteration: qala Short Definition: carved. Word Origin
a prim. root Definition to carve NASB Word Usage carved (3). ...
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7049. qala' -- to sling, hurl forth
... 7048, 7049. qala'. 7049a . to sling, hurl forth. Transliteration: qala' Phonetic
Spelling: (kaw-lah') Short Definition: carve. carve, sling out ...
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2672. chatsab -- to hew, hew out, cleave
... Or chatseb {khaw-tsabe'}; a primitive root; to cut or carve (wood), stone or other
material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave -- cut, dig ...
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6458. pasal -- to hew, hew into shape
... cut (5). grave, hew. A primitive root; to carve, whether wood or stone --
grave, hew. 6457, 6458. pasal. 6459 . Strong's Numbers.
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2404. chatab -- to cut or gather wood
... cut down, hewer, polish. A primitive root; to chop or carve wood -- cut down,
hew(-er), polish. 2403b, 2404. chatab. 2405 . Strong's Numbers.
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6605. pathach -- to open
... A primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen,
begin, plough, carve -- appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en ...
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2710. chaqaq -- to cut in, inscribe, decree
... root Definition to cut in, inscribe, decree NASB Word Usage carve (1), commanders
(2), decree (1), decreed (1), enact (1), inscribe (2), inscribed (3 ...
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6087. atsab -- to hurt, pain, grieve
... A primitive root; properly, to carve, ie Fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense)
to worry, pain or anger -- displease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex ...
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3799. katham -- to be stained
... mark. A primitive root; properly, to carve or engrave, ie (by implication) to inscribe
indelibly -- mark. 3798, 3799. katham. 3800 . Strong's Numbers.
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Authority and the Adventurer
... to the philosopher than the fact that having hands he does next to nothing with
them; does not play knuckle-bones or the violin; does not carve marble or carve ...
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The Messenger
... Why do we carve at all, if not to show how we appear to the world or the world
appears to us? ... "But they do not carve that way," she protested. ...
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Of Predestination
... And as the astronomers do cut and carve in their imagination cycles, orbs, and
epicycles in the heavens, because of the various and different appearances and ...
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Christ
... weight of years. The tears of sympathy grooved his cheeks, as when streams
carve their way down mountain sides. Because of this ...
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Kept from Iniquity
... you will soon fall into a bog. If you try to carve for yourself, you will
probably cut your own fingers. He who thinks that he can ...
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Book ix. On Jerusalem and Her Enemies
... I think, because of the two testaments or because of the two teachings about loving
God and neighbor; in Exodus: and the Lord said to Moses, "Carve two stone ...
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The Attack on the Scriptures
... 'Who can build like these Greeks?' they will have said. 'Who can carve
such beautiful statues, or paint such beautiful pictures? ...
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Introductory Note to Clement of Alexandria
... dissecting-table. They cut and carve with anatomical display, and use the
microscope with scientific skill; but, oh! how frequently ...
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Christian Meekness
... The meek-spirited Christian saith thus: Let God do what he will with me,
let him carve out what condition he please, I will submit. ...
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Idols not to be Made, Much Less Worshipped. Idols and Idol-Makers ...
... to knowledge, shall find no help from them." But Isaiah [183] says, "Ye are witnesses
whether there is a God except Me." "And they who mould and carve out at ...
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Carve (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (vt) To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to
carve a name on a tree. ... Multi-Version Concordance Carve (1 Occurrence). ...
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Quarries (4 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 7:5 Psalm 78:58 Isaiah 10:10 Micah 5:13, etc.) and is a plural form
of pecel, "graven image" (Exodus 20:4, etc.), from pacal, "to carve." It occurs ...
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Grave (128 Occurrences)
... 6. (superl.) Slow and solemn in movement. 7. (n.) To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer. 8. (n.)
To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave. ...
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Engrave (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To carve in some surface as wood, stone, or metal;
as, to engrave an inscription. 2. (vt) To cut in; to make by incision. ...
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Carved (36 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Carve. Multi-Version Concordance Carved
(36 Occurrences). Leviticus 26:1 Ye shall make yourselves ...
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Lawgiver (7 Occurrences)
... The primary meaning of the verb from which mechoqeq is derived is "to cut," "to
carve," and a derived meaning is "to ordain." The meaning of the participle ...
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Worship (332 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 19:23 the King James Version has "served," the Revised Version (British and
American) "worship." `atsabh, "carve," "fabricate," "fashion," is once given ...
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Fin
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To carve or cut up, as a chub. 2. (n.) End;
conclusion; object. 3. (n.) An organ of a fish, consisting ...
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Plaster (13 Occurrences)
... The ancients preferred plastered surfaces for decorating, and even the finest granite
was covered with stucco on which to paint or carve the decorations ...
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Cart-wheels (1 Occurrence)
Cart-wheels. Cartwheel, Cart-wheels. Carve . Multi-Version Concordance
Cart-wheels (1 Occurrence). ... (BBE). Cartwheel, Cart-wheels. Carve . Reference
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Carve (1 Occurrence)

Isaiah 22:16 Who are you, and by what right have you made for yourself a resting-place here?
(See NAS RSV)

Carve

Quarries (4 Occurrences)

Grave (128 Occurrences)

Engrave (8 Occurrences)

Carved (36 Occurrences)

Lawgiver (7 Occurrences)

Worship (332 Occurrences)

Fin

Plaster (13 Occurrences)

Cart-wheels (1 Occurrence)

Cut (616 Occurrences)

Sculpture (1 Occurrence)

Hewer (2 Occurrences)

Form (153 Occurrences)

Calah (2 Occurrences)

Herod (45 Occurrences)

Carving (5 Occurrences)

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