hewer

«hewer» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A person who cuts wood or stone — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A person who cuts wood or stone. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Hewers of wood and drawers of water" were the humblest workers in the camp. Later the word names the many workers who cut stone and timber for Solomon's Temple, and Jeremiah compares an army with axes to hewers of wood. Interpretation: The rabbis point out that even the lowliest workers stand with all Israel at the covenant, and the Gibeonites later took this job. The Temple builders are remembered as skilled labourers in a holy work.

examples

• your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in the midst of thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water; (Torah DEU.29.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bore burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains; (Prophets 1KI.5.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• The sound thereof shall go like the serpent's; for they march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood. (Prophets JER.46.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all men that are skilful in any manner of work; (Writings 1CH.22.15, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bore burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hewer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.