- Original: חטב - Transliteration: Chatab - Phonetic: khaw-tab' - Definition: 1. to cut, gather a. (Qal) to cut, gather (wood) b. (Pual) to cut, carve - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 639 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to chop or carve wood: - cut down hew (-er) polish. Total KJV Occurrences: 9 • down, 1 Ezekiel 39:10 • hew, 1 Deuteronomy 19:5 • hewer, 1 Deuteronomy 29:11 • hewers, 5 Joshua 9:21; Joshua 9:23; Joshua 9:27; 2 Chronicles 2:10; Jeremiah 46:22 • polished, 1 Psalm 144:12