axe
qar.dom denotes a cutting implement used for sharpening, cutting branches, and chopping wood in the supplied verses.
The attested noun denotes a cutting implement: it is listed among tools sharpened in 1 Samuel 13:20 and 1 Samuel 13:21, and it is used or brought for cutting branches and wood in Judges 9:48, Psalm 74:5, and Jeremiah 46:22.
Senses in use
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Cutting implement for tools and woodcutting · dominant
In 1 Samuel 13:20 and 1 Samuel 13:21, the singular construct form and plural absolute form occur in lists of implements requiring sharpening. In Judges 9:48 the plural occurs as Abimelech takes implements in hand before cutting a branch; Psalm 74:5 places them in a thicket of wood, and Jeremiah 46:22 compares an advancing force to those who chop wood.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the tool as “axe” or “axes” in each supplied verse. These renderings confirm the verses' tool-and-cutting context rather than establish a finer distinction.