Mattock

Easton, 1897

(1.) Heb. ma'eder, an instrument for dressing or pruning a vineyard (Isaiah 7:25); a weeding-hoe.

(2.) Heb. mahareshah (1 Samuel 13:1), perhaps the ploughshare or coulter.

(3.) Heb. herebh, marg. of text (2 Chronicles 34:6). Authorized Version, "with their mattocks," marg. "mauls." The Revised Version renders "in their ruins," marg. "with their axes." The Hebrew text is probably corrupt.