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In biblical times, the ax was an essential tool for daily life, used for felling trees, shaping wood, and preparing firewood. Its significance extends beyond its practical use, symbolizing divine judgment and the power of God. Old Testament References The ax is first mentioned in the context of woodcutting. In <a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Deuteronomy 19:5</a>, the ax is used in a legal example concerning accidental death: "For instance, a man may go into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and as he swings his ax to fell a tree, the head may fly off and hit his neighbor and kill him." This passage highlights the ax's role in everyday life and its potential for causing unintended harm. In <a href="/1_samuel/13-20.htm">1 Samuel 13:20-21</a>, the Israelites are described as going down to the Philistines to sharpen their axes, indicating the importance of this tool in agricultural and domestic activities. The passage reads: "So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his ax, or his sickle. The charge was a pim for the plowshares and mattocks, the forks and axes, and to fix the oxgoads." The ax also appears in prophetic literature as a symbol of judgment. In <a href="/isaiah/10-15.htm">Isaiah 10:15</a>, the prophet uses the ax metaphorically to describe the arrogance of Assyria, which God used as an instrument of judgment against Israel: "Does the ax raise itself above the one who swings it, or the saw boast against the one who uses it? As if a rod were to wield the one who lifts it, or a staff to lift him who is not wood!" New Testament References In the New Testament, the ax is used metaphorically by John the Baptist to signify impending judgment. In <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a>, John warns the Pharisees and Sadducees: "The ax lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire." This imagery underscores the urgency of repentance and the coming of God's kingdom. Similarly, in <a href="/luke/3-9.htm">Luke 3:9</a>, John the Baptist reiterates this message: "The ax lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire." The repetition of this metaphor emphasizes the seriousness of spiritual fruitfulness and the consequences of failing to live according to God's will. Symbolism and Theological Significance The ax serves as a powerful symbol of divine judgment and the necessity of repentance. It represents the cutting away of what is unfruitful or sinful, aligning with the biblical theme of purification and renewal. The imagery of the ax at the root of the trees conveys the immediacy and inevitability of God's judgment, urging believers to examine their lives and bear fruit in keeping with repentance. In a broader theological context, the ax can be seen as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the ultimate accountability of humanity before Him. It calls believers to live lives of righteousness, producing good fruit as evidence of their faith and commitment to God's commandments.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (n.) Alt. of Axe.2. (v. t. & i.) To ask; to inquire or inquire of.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>AX (AXE); AX-HEADaks; aks'hed: Nine different Hebrew words have been rendered "ax": (1) garzen. This unquestionably was one of the larger chopping instruments, as the uses to which it was put would imply (<a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Deuteronomy 19:5</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/20-19.htm">Deuteronomy 20:19</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm">1 Kings 6:7</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-15.htm">Isaiah 10:15</a>). The modern ax used by the woodchoppers in Syria has a shape much like the ancient stone and bronze axes, with the exception that it is fastened to the handle by passing the latter through a hole in the ax-head, whereas the Egyptian sculptures show that their ax-heads were held to the handles by means of thongs. The so-called battle-ax found at Tell el-Chesy was probably fastened in this way. Syrian peasants are frequently seen carrying in their belts small hatchets the heads of which are shaped like a battle-ax and which are bound to the handles by thongs. (2) ma`atsar, is used in <a href="/isaiah/44-12.htm">Isaiah 44:12</a> (King James Version renders "tongs") and in <a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Jeremiah 10:3</a>. (3) qardom, is used in <a href="/judges/9-48.htm">Judges 9:48</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-20.htm">1 Samuel 13:20, 21</a>; <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Psalm 74:5</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Jeremiah 46:22</a>. The present Arabic word, qudum, which is the name for the native adze, is from the same origin. The adze is the only chopping instrument of the Syrian carpenter. He uses it for many purposes, where a foreigner would use a saw or chisel or plane, and with a skill which the foreigner envies. Many students of Syrian life believe that the adze is a tool which has survived from the early Hebrew times. (4) barzel (<a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Deuteronomy 19:5</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-5.htm">2 Kings 6:5</a>): The interest associated with this word is that it literally means "iron," although the context indicates that it means "ax." If the word iron was not used here to mean "metal," then iron axes were used by the children of Israel. If iron axes existed, however, they have long since disappeared as the result of corrosion, since the only ones discovered have been of stone, copper or bronze. See <a href="../m/metals.htm">METALS</a>. (5) maghzirah (<a href="/2_samuel/12-31.htm">2 Samuel 12:31</a>) is literally, "a cutting instrument," and might be rendered, "a blade" or sickle. (6) megherah (<a href="/1_chronicles/20-2.htm">1 Chronicles 20:2</a>), translated in this one passage as axes, but better translated "saws." (7) cherebh (<a href="/ezekiel/26-9.htm">Ezekiel 26:9</a>), rendered ax in this passage only. It is usually translated sword. It could also mean pick-axe. (8) kashil (<a href="/psalms/74-6.htm">Psalm 74:6</a> the King James Version), literally, "a feller," hence, an axe. (9) mapets (<a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20</a>), literally, "a smiter," hence, a war club or battle-axe. The Greek word used in the New Testament is axine (<a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a> <a href="/luke/3-9.htm">Luke 3:9</a>). James A. Patch<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3990.htm">3990. pelekizo -- to cut off with an ax, esp. to behead</a> ... 3989, 3990. pelekizo. 3991 . to cut off with an ax, esp. ... Word Origin from pelekus (a battle-ax) Definition to cut off with an ax, esp. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3990.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2661.htm">2661. kataxioo -- to deem worthy</a> ... to deem worthy. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kataxioo Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ax-ee-o'-o) Short Definition: I deem worthy Definition: I deem (count ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2661.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/2876.htm">2876. korax -- a raven</a> ... korax. 2877 . a raven. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: korax Phonetic Spelling: (kor'-ax) Short Definition: a raven Definition: a raven, crow ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2876.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/370.htm">370. anaxios -- unworthy</a> ... unworthy. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: anaxios Phonetic Spelling: (an-ax'-ee-os) Short Definition: unworthy, inadequate Definition: unworthy ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/370.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/3342.htm">3342. metaxu -- between, after</a> ... between, after. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: metaxu Phonetic Spelling: (met-ax-oo') Short Definition: meanwhile, afterwards, between Definition ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3342.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/514.htm">514. axios -- of weight, of worth, worthy</a> ... of weight, of worth, worthy. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: axios Phonetic Spelling: (ax'-ee-os) Short Definition: worthy, worthy of, deserving ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/514.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/371.htm">371. anaxios -- in an unworthy manner</a> ... in an unworthy manner. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: anaxios Phonetic Spelling: (an-ax-ee'-oce) Short Definition: unworthily, in an unworthy manner ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/371.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2178.htm">2178. ephapax -- once for all</a> ... once for all. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: ephapax Phonetic Spelling: (ef-ap'-ax) Short Definition: once, once for all Definition: once, once for all ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2178.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/513.htm">513. axine -- an axe</a> ... axine. 514 . an axe. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: axine Phonetic Spelling: (ax-ee'-nay) Short Definition: an axe Definition: an axe. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/513.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/5482.htm">5482. charax -- a pointed stake, a rampart</a> ... a pointed stake, a rampart. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: charax Phonetic Spelling: (khar'-ax) Short Definition: a mound for besieging ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5482.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1631.htm">1631. garzen -- an axe</a> ... Word Origin from garaz Definition an axe NASB Word Usage axe (4). ax. From garaz; an axe -- ax. see HEBREW garaz. 1630, 1631. garzen. 1632 . Strong's Numbers /hebrew/1631.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4661.htm">4661. mappets -- a war-club</a> ... Word Origin from naphats Definition a war-club NASB Word Usage war-club (1). battle ax. From naphats; a smiter, ie A war club -- battle ax. see HEBREW naphats. ... /hebrew/4661.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/1270.htm">1270. barzel -- iron</a> ... ax head, iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement -- (ax) head, iron. see HEBREW Birzowth. 1269, 1270. ... /hebrew/1270.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4621.htm">4621. maatsad -- an axe</a> ... Word Origin from an unused word Definition an axe NASB Word Usage cutting tool (2). ax, tongs. From an usused root meaning to hew; an axe -- ax, tongs. ... /hebrew/4621.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/7134.htm">7134. qardom -- an axe</a> ... ax. Perhaps from qadam in the sense of striking upon; an axe -- ax. see HEBREW qadam. 7133b, 7134. qardom. 7135 . Strong's Numbers. /hebrew/7134.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/law/an_humble_affectionate_and_earnest_address_to_the_clergy/address_217_0_0_this_wisdom_was.htm">This Wisdom was the Great Evil Root, at which the Reforming Ax ...</a> ... Address 217: This wisdom was the great evil root, at which the reforming ax should have been? This wisdom was the great evil root ... /.../address 217 0 0 this wisdom was.htm<a href="/library/augustine/sermons_on_selected_lessons_of_the_new_testament/sermon_xxii_on_the_words.htm">On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. xii. 33, "Either Make the Tree ...</a> ... [2489] He gave remission of sins, He made them good trees. He delayed the ax, He gave [2490] security. 3. Of this ax does John speak ... /.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon xxii on the words.htm<a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xliv_the_way_to.htm">The Way to the Sea</a> ... clashed. Then followed a wild and fearful battle. The Egyptian falchion was nothing more than a sword-shaped ax. Therefore, these ... //christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xliv the way to.htm<a href="/library/newton/the_life_of_jesus_christ_for_the_young/the_lessons_from_olivet.htm">The Lessons from Olivet</a> ... pain.". "But I couldn't ax such a great gentleman as he is to do anything for me. ... "But hell do all that for you Bobby, if you ax him.". "But ... /.../newton/the life of jesus christ for the young/the lessons from olivet.htm<a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_i_choosing_the_tens.htm">Choosing the Tens</a> ... Apart from these were the men of Israel, bearded and grave, stalwart and scantily clad. They repaired a cable or fitted an ax-handle or mended a hoe. ... //christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter i choosing the tens.htm<a href="/library/newman/parochial_and_plain_sermons_vol_viii/sermon_iii_the_trial_of.htm">The Trial of Saul.</a> ... But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his ax, and his mattock." Saul was raised up to throw ... /.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon iii the trial of.htm<a href="/library/jones/spiritual_reformers_in_the_16th_and_17th_centuries/chapter_ix_jacob_boehme_his.htm">Jacob Boehme: his Life and Spirit</a> ... but," he adds, "seeing God will have it so, I submit to His will."[7] Nobody before him, he declares, no matter how learned he was, "has had the ax by the ... /.../chapter ix jacob boehme his.htm<a href="/library/burgon/the_causes_of_the_corruption_of_the_traditional_text/chapter_ii_accidental_causes_of.htm">Accidental Causes of Corruption.</a> ... meizon"of which reading at this day D is the sole representative: (2) os dedoke . . . . meizon"which survives only in AX: (3) o dedoke . . . . ... /.../chapter ii accidental causes of.htm<a href="/library/orr/how_to_live_a_holy_life/the_christian_is_to_walk.htm">The Christian is to Walk Circumspectly.</a> ... words of others. There is an old adage which says, "A new broom sweeps clean." The boy is eager to cut wood with the new ax. A child ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/orr/how to live a holy life/the christian is to walk.htm<a href="/library/chesterton/whats_wrong_with_the_world/chapter_43_when_lord_morley.htm">When Lord Morley Said that the House of Lords must be Either ...</a> ... stand. Yet they are as different as a battle-ax and a bootjack. The essential idea of an umbrella is breadth and protection. The ... /.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 43 when lord morley.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/ax.htm">Ax (12 Occurrences)</a> ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AX (AXE); AX-HEAD. aks; aks'hed: Nine different Hebrew words have been rendered "ax": (1) garzen. ... /a/ax.htm - 14k<a href="/topical/a/ax-head.htm">Ax-head</a> Ax-head. Axhead, Ax-head. Axles . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AX (AXE); AX-HEAD. aks; aks'hed: Nine different Hebrew ... /a/ax-head.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/b/battle-ax.htm">Battle-ax (1 Occurrence)</a> Battle-ax. Battle-array, Battle-ax. Battleaxe . Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Alt. of Battle-axe. Multi-Version Concordance Battle-ax (1 Occurrence). ... /b/battle-ax.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/a/axhead.htm">Axhead (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AX (AXE); AX-HEAD. aks; aks'hed: Nine different Hebrew words have been rendered "ax": (1) garzen. ... /a/axhead.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/a/axe.htm">Axe (19 Occurrences)</a> ... The broadax, or carpenter's ax, is an ax for hewing timber, made heavier than the chopping ax, and with a broader and thinner blade and a shorter handle. ... /a/axe.htm - 18k<a href="/topical/t/tools.htm">Tools (3 Occurrences)</a> ... For ax, again, various words are employed in a way that is quite obscure to us and apparently with meanings that are not fixed. ... See AX (AXE), AX-HEAD. ... /t/tools.htm - 14k<a href="/topical/h/helve.htm">Helve (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze. ... 4. (vt) To furnish with a helve, as an ax. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HELVE. ... /h/helve.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/m/mattock.htm">Mattock (2 Occurrences)</a> ... (n.) An implement for digging and grubbing. The head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax or the point of a pickax. Int. ... /m/mattock.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/b/battleaxe.htm">Battleaxe</a> ... God's instrument in destroying Babylon. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BATTLE-AXE. bat'-'-l-ax. See ARMOR, ARMS, III, 1; AX (AXE). ... /b/battleaxe.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/b/battle-axe.htm">Battle-axe (2 Occurrences)</a> ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BATTLE-AXE. bat'-'-l-ax. See ARMOR, ARMS, III, 1; AX (AXE). Multi-Version Concordance Battle-axe (2 Occurrences). ... /b/battle-axe.htm - 7k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/parable-fig-tree.html">What is the meaning of the Parable of the Fig Tree? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/give-it-all-away.html">Should Christians give away all they possess except for basic necessities? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Elisha.html">Who was Elisha in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/ax.htm">Ax: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Ax (12 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a> "Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/3-9.htm">Luke 3:9</a> Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire." (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Deuteronomy 19:5</a> as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to chop wood, and his hand fetches a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle, and lights on his neighbor, so that he dies; he shall flee to one of these cities and live: (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/20-19.htm">Deuteronomy 20:19</a> When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them; for you may eat of them, and you shall not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of you? (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/9-48.htm">Judges 9:48</a> Abimelech got him up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said to the people who were with him, "What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!" (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/13-20.htm">1 Samuel 13:20</a> but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm">1 Kings 6:7</a> The house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/6-5.htm">2 Kings 6:5</a> But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water. Then he cried, and said, "Alas, my master! For it was borrowed." (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ecclesiastes/10-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:10</a> If the axe is blunt, and one doesn't sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success. (Root in WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/isaiah/10-15.htm">Isaiah 10:15</a> Should an axe brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/10-34.htm">Isaiah 10:34</a> And he is cutting down the thick places of the wood with an axe, and Lebanon with its tall trees is coming down. (Root in BBE NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Jeremiah 10:3</a> For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe. 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