◄ 7134. qardom ►
Strong's Lexicon qardom: Axe, hatchet Original Word: קַרְדֹּם Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: qardom Pronunciation: kar-DOME Phonetic Spelling: (kar-dome') Definition: Axe, hatchet Meaning: an axe Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to chop Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G513: axinē (ἀξίνη) - Refers to an axe, used in the New Testament in contexts such as Matthew 3:10, "The axe is already laid at the root of the trees." Usage: The Hebrew word "qardom" refers to an axe or hatchet, a tool used for chopping wood or cutting down trees. In the biblical context, it is often used metaphorically to describe destruction or judgment, as well as literally in the context of woodcutting. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the axe was an essential tool for daily life, used for clearing land, building, and gathering firewood. It was a symbol of both creation and destruction, reflecting the dual nature of its use. The axe's presence in biblical texts often underscores themes of divine judgment or human labor. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition an axe NASB Translation axe (3), axes (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs [קַרְדֹּם] noun [masculine] axe (√ unknown; compare Late Hebrew קַרְדֹּם double hoe,one side of which could split wood, VogelstLand writhsch.37; Arabic , adze is loan-word according to Frä84); — suffix קַרְדֻמּוֺ 1 Samuel 13:20 + Judges 9:48 (so probably read for הַקַּרְדֻּמוֺתּ, A ᵐ5L τ. ἀξίνημ, GFM Bu Now); plural קַרְדֻּמִּים 1 Samuel 13:21, קַרְדֻּמוֺת Jeremiah 46:22; Psalm 74:5 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance ax Perhaps from qadam in the sense of striking upon; an axe -- ax. see HEBREW qadam Forms and Transliterations הַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹת הקרדמות וּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙ וּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑ים ובקרדמות ולהקרדמים קַרְדֻּמּ֔וֹ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃ קרדמו קרדמות׃ hakkardumMot haq·qar·dum·mō·wṯ haqqardummōwṯ kardumMo kardumMot qar·dum·mō·wṯ qar·dum·mōw qardummōw qardummōwṯ ū·ḇə·qar·dum·mō·wṯ ū·lə·haq·qar·dum·mîm ūḇəqardummōwṯ ulehakkardumMim ūləhaqqardummîm uvekardummOt Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Judges 9:48 HEB: אֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ אֶת־ הַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹת בְּיָד֗וֹ וַיִּכְרֹת֙ NAS: took an axe in his hand KJV: took an axe in his hand, INT: took and Abimelech an axe his hand and cut 1 Samuel 13:20 HEB: אֵתוֹ֙ וְאֶת־ קַרְדֻּמּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֖ת מַחֲרֵשָׁתֽוֹ׃ NAS: his mattock, his axe, and his hoe. KJV: and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. INT: his share his mattock his axe his plowshare 1 Samuel 13:21 HEB: וְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ קִלְּשׁ֖וֹן וּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑ים וּלְהַצִּ֖יב הַדָּרְבָֽן׃ NAS: the forks, and the axes, and to fix KJV: and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen INT: three fork and the axes fix the hoes Psalm 74:5 HEB: בִּֽסֲבָךְ־ עֵ֝֗ץ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃ NAS: as if one had lifted up [His] axe in a forest KJV: according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick INT: the thick of trees up axe Jeremiah 46:22 HEB: בְחַ֣יִל יֵלֵ֔כוּ וּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙ בָּ֣אוּ לָ֔הּ NAS: to her as woodcutters with axes. KJV: and come against her with axes, as hewers INT: an army move axes and come woodcutters 5 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 7134 5 Occurrences haq·qar·dum·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ. qar·dum·mōw — 1 Occ. qar·dum·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ. ū·lə·haq·qar·dum·mîm — 1 Occ. ū·ḇə·qar·dum·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.