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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Saw

Egyptian saws, so far as has yet been discovered, are single-handed. As is the case in modern Oriental saws, the teeth usually incline toward the handle, instead of away from it like ours. They have, in most cases, bronze blades, apparently attached to the handles by leathern thongs. No evidence exists of the use of the saw applied to stone in Egypt, but we read of sawn stones used in the temple. (1 Kings 7:9) The saws "under" or "in" which David is said to have placed his captives were of iron. The expression in (2 Samuel 12:31) does not necessarily imply torture, but the word "cut" in (1 Chronicles 20:3) can hardly be understood otherwise.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v.) imp. of See.

2. (v. t.) Something said; speech; discourse.

3. (n.) A saying; a proverb; a maxim.

4. (v. t.) Dictate; command; decree.

5. (n.) An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.

6. (v. t.) To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.

7. (v. t.) To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel.

8. (v. t.) Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.

9. (v. i.) To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.

10. (v. i.) To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast.

11. (v. i.) To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.

12. (imp.) of See

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SAW

so.

See TOOLS.

Greek

4249. prizo -- to saw (in two)
... to saw (in two). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prizo Phonetic Spelling:
(prid'-zo) Short Definition: I saw, saw through Definition: I saw, saw through. ...
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1282. diaprio -- to saw asunder, cut to the heart
... to saw asunder, cut to the heart. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diaprio
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ap-ree'-o) Short Definition: I cut to the quick ...
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3708. horao -- to see, perceive, attend to
... 21), appearing (1), behold (3), beware (1), certainly seen (1), do (2), look (5),
look after (1), looked (12), perceive (3), recognizing (1), saw (180), see ...
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2390. iaomai -- to heal
... Is 53:4,5). : Lk 17:15: "Now one of them [ie the ten lepers], when he saw
that he had been (2390 ), turned back, God with .". [2390 ...
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2300. theaomai -- to behold, look upon
... Word Origin of uncertain origin Definition to behold, look upon NASB Word Usage
look (1), look over (1), looked (1), noticed (3), saw (5), see (3), seeing (2 ...
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990. blemma -- a look
... Word Origin from blepo Definition a look NASB Word Usage what he saw (1). seeing.
From blepo; vision (properly concrete; by implication, abstract) -- seeing. ...
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2334. theoreo -- to look at, gaze
... spectator) Definition to look at, gaze NASB Word Usage beholds (1), look (1), looking
(5), observe (3), observed (4), observing (3), perceive (2), saw (8), see ...
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4275. proeido -- to foresee
... Compare 4308 ("see before") with the Critical Text.]. foresee From pro and eido;
foresee -- foresee, saw before. see GREEK eido. see GREEK pro. ...
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991. blepo -- to look (at)
... beware (5), careful (1), careful* (1), consider (1), facing (1), guard (1), keep
on seeing (2), look (7), looking (5), looks (1), partial* (2), saw (12), see ...
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2335. theoria -- a viewing, hence a spectacle
... See 2334 (). Word Origin from the same as theoreo Definition a viewing, hence
a spectacle NASB Word Usage saw (1), spectacle (1). sight. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4883. massor -- a saw
... a saw. Transliteration: massor Phonetic Spelling: (mas-sore') Short Definition:
saw. Word Origin from an unused word Definition a saw NASB Word Usage saw (1). ...
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4050. megerah -- a saw
... 4049, 4050. megerah. 4051 . a saw. Transliteration: megerah Phonetic Spelling:
(meg-ay-raw') Short Definition: saws. ... axe, saw. From garar; a saw -- axe, saw ...
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7787. sur -- to saw
... sur. 7788 . to saw. Transliteration: sur Phonetic Spelling: (soor) Short Definition:
cut. Word Origin a prim. root Definition to saw NASB Word Usage cut (1). ...
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1641. garar -- to drag, drag away
... root Definition to drag, drag away NASB Word Usage chew (1), drag them away (2),
sawed (1), sweeping (1). catch, chew, continuing, destroy, saw. ...
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8154. shasah -- to spoil, plunder
... shasah or shasah. 8155 . to spoil, plunder. Transliteration: shasah or shasah
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-saw') Short Definition: plundered. Word Origin a prim. ...
/hebrew/8154.htm - 6k

5631. saris -- eunuch
saris or saris. 5630, 5631. saris or saris. 5632 . eunuch. Transliteration:
saris or saris Phonetic Spelling: (saw-reece') Short Definition: officials. ...
/hebrew/5631.htm - 6k

4499. menusah -- flight
... menusah or menusah. 4500 . flight. Transliteration: menusah or menusah Phonetic
Spelling: (men-oo-saw') Short Definition: fugitives. Word Origin fem. ...
/hebrew/4499.htm - 6k

7704. sadeh -- field, land
... 7703, 7704. sadeh. 7705 . field, land. Transliteration: sadeh Phonetic
Spelling: (saw-deh') Short Definition: field. Word Origin ...
/hebrew/7704.htm - 6k

5587. saiph -- opinion
... 5586, 5587. saiph or saiph. 5588 . opinion. Transliteration: saiph or saiph
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-eef') Short Definition: opinion. Word Origin see seippah ...
/hebrew/5587.htm - 5k

5526. cakak -- to overshadow, screen, cover
... 5525, 5526. cakak. 5526a . to overshadow, screen, cover. Transliteration:
cakak Phonetic Spelling: (saw-kak') Short Definition: cover. ...
/hebrew/5526.htm - 5k

Library

I Saw the City
... I SAW THE CITY. TWO very startling things arrest us in John's vision of the
future. ... Some such City, surely, was what John saw in his dream. ...
/.../drummond/the greatest thing in the world and other addresses/i saw the city.htm

As in a Race Saw I the Disputers, the Children of Strife, [Trying] ...
... As in a race saw I the disputers, the children of strife, [trying] to taste fire,
to see the air, to handle the light: they were troubled at the gleaming, and ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn vii as in a.htm

'Impossible, --Only I Saw It'
... THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS IMPOSSIBLE,"ONLY I SAW IT'. 'Then Elisha said, Hear
ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, Tomorrow ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/impossibleonly i saw it.htm

Whom Moses Saw.
... The Divine Jesus Whom Moses Saw. What did Jesus say about Himself? The critics
of the world, including the skeptical, infidel critics ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks about jesus/whom moses saw.htm

"I Saw . . . As it were in the Time of his Passion . . . And in ...
... THE FIRST REVELATION CHAPTER IV "I saw . . . ... And in the same Shewing suddenly
the Trinity filled my heart with utmost joy". "I saw . . . ...
//christianbookshelf.org/julian/revelations of divine love/chapter iv i saw.htm

I Saw no Temple There
... I SAW NO TEMPLE THERE. "I SAW no Church there," said John. ... "I saw no Temple
there""the future City will be a City without a Church. ...
/.../the greatest thing in the world and other addresses/i saw no temple there.htm

When I Heard This, and Saw what Sorrow the People were In...
... Section 43. When I heard this, and saw what sorrow the people were in�
43. When I heard this, and saw what sorrow the people were ...
/.../josephus/the life of flavius josephus/section 43 when i heard.htm

"All was Closed, and I Saw no More. " "For the Folly of Feeling a ...
... THE FIFTEENTH REVELATION CHAPTER LXVI "All was closed, and I saw no more." "For
the folly of feeling a little bodily pain I unwisely lost for the time the ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter lxvi all was closed.htm

Of a Holy Friar who Saw a Wonderful vision of a Companion who was ...
... PART ONE. HERE BEGIN THE LITTLE FLOWERS OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHAPTER LVI OF
A HOLY FRIAR WHO SAW A WONDERFUL VISION OF A COMPANION WHO WAS DEAD. ...
/.../ugolino/the little flowers of st francis of assisi/chapter lvi of a holy.htm

And when Herod Saw that He had Been Made Sport of by the Magi...
... Chapter 17. And when Herod saw that he had been made sport of by the magi� ... [1657]
One ms. has: And when Herod, coming back from Rome the year after, saw. ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of pseudo-matthew/chapter 17 and when herod.htm

Thesaurus

Saw (6047 Occurrences)
... 6. (vt) To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or
marble. 7. (vt) To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw...
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Kebar (8 Occurrences)
... year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives
by the river of Kebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of ...
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Casting (54 Occurrences)
... Matthew 4:18 Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called
Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were ...
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Canal (6 Occurrences)
... Daniel 8:2 I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel
of Susa, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I ...
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Stedfastly (23 Occurrences)
... Stedfastly (23 Occurrences). Mark 8:25 Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes;
and he looked stedfastly, and was restored, and saw all things clearly. (ASV) ...
/s/stedfastly.htm - 12k

Surprise (27 Occurrences)
... Surprise (27 Occurrences). Luke 11:38 Now the Pharisee saw to his surprise that
He did not wash His hands before breakfasting. (WEY BBE NAS NIV). ...
/s/surprise.htm - 15k

Afar (98 Occurrences)
... (adv.) At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with from preceding,
or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off. ...
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Visions (43 Occurrences)
... year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives
by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of ...
/v/visions.htm - 20k

Amazed (75 Occurrences)
... It is the word especially used to show the effect of Christ's miracles, teaching,
character and Divine personality on those who saw and heard Him, and were ...
/a/amazed.htm - 27k

Seats (40 Occurrences)
... (BBE). John 2:14 And there in the Temple he saw men trading in oxen and sheep and
doves, and he saw the changers of money in their seats: (BBE). ...
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Bible Concordance

Saw (6047 Occurrences)

Saw is used 6047 times in 12 translations.

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Subtopics

Saw

Saw used As an Instrument of Torture

Saw used for Cutting Stone

Saw: Figurative

Related Terms

Kebar (8 Occurrences)

Casting (54 Occurrences)