axe, cutting instrument

Root √גזר: גָּזַר vb cut divide Qal divide cut in two , divide the Red Sea cut down cut off (piece of meat to eat, but obj. not expr.) cut off destroy exterminate , i.e. decree Niph be cut off , separated, excluded be cut off destroyed exterminate =, be decreed .

מַגְזֵרָה n.f cutting instrument axe 2 S 12:31 . of David’s treatment of captives