Ax

Ax - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

AX, n. improperly written axe. [Gr.]

An instrument usually of iron, for hewing timber and chopping wood. It consists of a head with an arching edge, and a helve or handle. The ax is of two kinds, the broad ax for hewing, and the narrow ax for rough-hewing and cutting. The hatchet is a small ax to be used with one hand.

Definition

An ax is tool used for cutting or chopping trees or wood.

• An ax usually has a long wooden handle with a large metal blade attached to the end.
• If your culture has a tool that is similar to an ax, the name of that tool could be used to translate “ax.”
• Other ways to translate this term could include “tree-cutting tool” or “wooden tool with blade” or “long-handled wood-chopping tool.”
• In one Old Testament event, the blade of an ax fell into a river, so it is best if the tool that is described has a blade that can come loose from the wooden handle.

Bible References

• 1 Kings 6:7-8
• 2 Kings 6:5
• Judges 9:48-49
• Luke 3:9
• Matthew 3:10
• Psalm 35:3

Word Data

• Strong’s: H1631, H4621, H7134, G05130