Mattock
Smith’s Bible Dictionary · William Smith, F. N. Peloubet, M. A. Peloubet
(Isaiah 7:25) The tool used in Arabia for loosening the ground, described by Neibuhr, answers generally to our mattock or grubbing-axe, i.e. a single-headed pickaxe. The ancient Egyptian hoe was of wood, and answered for hoe, spade and pick.
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