Psalm 74:6
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
חֲטֻבָה
chăṭubâh
properly, a carving; hence, a tapestry (as figured)
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
מַקֶּבֶת
maqqebeth
properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing); also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry
Key Terms in This Verse
מַקֶּבֶת maqqebeth
properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing); also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry
Study H4718 →מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →חָלַל châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
Study H2490 →Cross References
And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm...
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
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