The term "chop" in the context of the Bible is not directly mentioned as a specific word in most translations, including the Berean Standard Bible . However, the concept of chopping, cutting, or hewing is present in various passages, often related to the use of tools for cutting wood, the destruction of idols, or the execution of judgment.

Biblical Context and Usage:

1. Woodcutting and Construction:
· In the ancient world, chopping wood was a common activity, essential for building, fuel, and crafting tools. The Bible often references the act of cutting wood in the context of construction and daily life. For example, in the building of the Temple, Solomon employed skilled laborers to cut timber from Lebanon (1 Kings 5:6). The act of chopping wood is indicative of human labor and the utilization of natural resources for divine purposes.

2. Destruction of Idols:
· The act of chopping is also associated with the destruction of idols and pagan altars. In Deuteronomy 12:3, the Israelites are commanded to "tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and burn their Asherah poles in the fire; cut down the idols of their gods and wipe out their names from those places." This command underscores the importance of removing idolatry from the land, symbolizing a return to the worship of the one true God.

3. Judgment and Warfare:
· Chopping or cutting is sometimes used metaphorically to describe divine judgment or the actions of warriors. In Jeremiah 46:22-23, the prophet describes the sound of Egypt's defeat: "Her noise will proceed like that of a serpent, for they will march with an army and come against her with axes, like woodcutters. They will cut down her forest, declares the LORD, though it is dense, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted." Here, the imagery of chopping down a forest conveys the thoroughness and inevitability of God's judgment.

4. Symbolic Meanings:
· The act of chopping can also carry symbolic meanings in Scripture. In Isaiah 10:33-34, the LORD is described as chopping down the lofty trees, representing the pride and arrogance of nations: "Behold, the Lord, the GOD of Hosts, will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. He will clear the forest thickets with an ax, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One." This passage highlights God's sovereignty and the humbling of the proud.

Theological Implications:

The concept of chopping in the Bible often serves as a metaphor for divine intervention, judgment, and the call to purity and holiness. It reflects the necessity of removing sin and idolatry from one's life and the community, aligning with the broader biblical theme of sanctification. The imagery of chopping down trees or idols serves as a powerful reminder of God's authority and the call to worship Him alone.

Practical Application:

For believers, the biblical references to chopping encourage a life of diligence, purity, and reverence for God. Just as woodcutters labor to prepare materials for construction, Christians are called to work diligently in their spiritual lives, cutting away sin and anything that hinders their relationship with God. The destruction of idols serves as a reminder to examine one's heart and remove anything that takes precedence over God.1. (v. t.) To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.

2. (v. t.) To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down.

3. (v. t.) To seize or devour greedily; -- with up.

4. (v. i.) To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.

5. (v. i.) To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.

6. (v. i.) To interrupt; -- with in or out.

7. (v. i.) To barter or truck.

8. (v. i.) To exchange; substitute one thing for another.

9. (v. i.) To purchase by way of truck.

10. (v. i.) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about.

11. (v. i.) To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.

12. (n.) A change; a vicissitude.

13. (v. t. & i.) To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i.

14. (n.) The act of chopping; a stroke.

15. (n.) A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.

16. (n.) A crack or cleft. See Chap.

17. (n.) A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops.

18. (n.) A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.

19. (n.) The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.

20. (n.) Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.

21. (n.) A permit or clearance.

CHOP

(paras):

Figurative: This word, meaning "to cut in pieces," "to distribute," often translated "spread," is rendered "chop" in Micah 3:3, they "chop them in pieces, as for the pot," figuratively for the destruction of God's people through the cruel exactions of their rulers.

3990. pelekizo -- to cut off with an ax, esp. to behead
... to behead NASB Word Usage beheaded (1). behead. From a derivative of plesso (meaning
an axe); to chop off (the head), ie Truncate -- behead. see GREEK plesso. ...
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4297. prokope -- progress
... 4297 (from 4253 , "in front of" and 2875 , "cut, chop down") -- properly, (progress) --
literally, "advancement by whatever impedes progress"; furtherance. ...
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2875. kopto -- to cut (off), strike, by ext. to mourn
... cut down, strike. A primary verb; to "chop"; specially, to beat the breast in grief --
cut down, lament, mourn, (be-)wail. Compare the base of tomoteros. ...
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2629. katakopto -- to cut up
... Word Origin from kata and kopto Definition to cut up NASB Word Usage gashing (1).
cut. From kata and kopto; to chop down, ie Mangle -- cut. see GREEK kata. ...
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6566. paras -- to spread out, spread
... root Definition to spread out, spread NASB Word Usage chop (1), dispersed (1), displays
(1), extended (2), extends (1), scattered (2), spread (47), spreading (3 ...
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1334. bathar -- to cut in two
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to cut in two NASB Word Usage cut (2). divide.
A primitive root, to chop up -- divide. 1333, 1334. bathar. 1335 . ...
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7094. qatsab -- to cut off, shear
... cut down, shorn. A primitive root; to clip, or (generally) chop -- cut down,
shorn. 7093, 7094. qatsab. 7095 . Strong's Numbers.
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7112. qatsats -- cut off
... cut asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off, utmost. A primitive root; to chop off
(literally or figuratively) -- cut (asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off), X utmost. ...
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2686. chatsats -- to divide
... A primitive root (compare chatsah); properly, to chop into, pierce or sever;
hence, to curtail, to distribute (into ranks); as denom. ...
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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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1414. gedad -- to hew down
... Definition: down. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to gadad Definition to
hew down NASB Word Usage chop down (2). hew down. (Aramaic ...
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Science and the Savages
... Science can analyse a pork-chop, and say how much of it is phosphorus and how much
is protein; but science cannot analyse any man's wish for a pork-chop, and ...
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On Certain Modern Writers and the Institution of the Family
... to be a place where a man can have a noisy argument, and becomes more and more a
place where a man can have what is somewhat fantastically called a quiet chop. ...
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The Sophistry which He Employs to Prove Our Acknowledgment that He ...
... of having won some case in the law courts. That man might chop the same
sort of logic. If a prize is the recognition and the crown ...
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Fun and Mischief. His Little Cousin and the "Gnats. " the Aurora ...
... He had several buckets prepared to secure a large amount of honey. When we began
to chop, the bees began to roar, and our friend was frantic with delight. ...
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The Races --A Letter
... nay, in the West Indies, laudable and even heroic, when played, as on the Savanna
here, under a noonday sun which feels hot enough to cook a mutton-chop. ...
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Life Amongst the Upper Ten Thousand
... and, above all, the graceful, gay little ladies who manipulated the difficult, slippery
food with such a masterly command of their nimble chop-sticks. ...
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Changed Conditions
... The exquisitely polished table was covered with a piece of white calico, a knife
and fork lay beside the chop-sticks, and last but not least, the Mandarin, to ...
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A Casket of Jewels
... A bowl and pair of chop-sticks is the sum total of the table requirements of each
girl; a cotton wadded quilt and a small, bran-stuffed pillow comprise her ...
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The American Experiments, 1734-1762.
... At Bethlehem the Brethren accounted it an honour to chop wood for the Master's sake;
and the fireman, said Spangenberg, felt his post as important "as if he ...
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The Uses of the Law
... To use a common metaphor that the poor may thoroughly understand me, you
have run up a score at your chop. Well, you cannot pay it. ...
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Chop (5 Occurrences)
... 15. (n.) A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a
mutton chop. 16. ... 20. (n.) Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. 21. ...
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Choosing (6 Occurrences)

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Kettle (2 Occurrences)
... Micah 3:3 who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them,
and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh ...
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Fetches (1 Occurrence)
... Deuteronomy 19:5 as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to chop wood,
and his hand fetches a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the ...
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Flay (3 Occurrences)
... Micah 3:3 who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them,
and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh ...
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Bill (9 Occurrences)
... of or beyond the fluke. 10. (vt) To work upon (as to dig, hoe, hack, or
chop anything) with a bill. 11. (n.) A declaration made ...
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Bottom (33 Occurrences)
... (2) qarqa', "soil," "pavement of tesserae" (Amos 9:3). (3) qetsebh, "cutting,"
"chop," "extremity" (Jonah 2:6, "the bottoms of the mountains"). ...
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Cauldron (8 Occurrences)
... Micah 3:3 and who eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them,
and break their bones, and chop them in pieces as for the pot, and as flesh ...
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Caldron (11 Occurrences)
... Micah 3:3 who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them,
and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh ...
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Chopped (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Chop. Multi-Version Concordance
Chopped (3 Occurrences). 1 Samuel 6:14 The cart came into ...
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