Mattock (Easton)

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Heb. ma'eder, an instrument for dressing or pruning a vineyard ( Isaiah 7:25 ); a weeding-hoe. Heb. mahareshah ( 1 Samuel 13:1 ), perhaps the ploughshare or coulter. 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.