Berean Strong's Lexicon chabittim: Threshing sledges, sticks, or rods Original Word: חַבִּטִּים Word Origin: Derived from the root חָבַט (chabat), meaning "to beat" or "to thresh." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "chabittim," the concept of threshing is present in the New Testament. For example, the Greek word ἅλων (halon), meaning "threshing floor," is used in Matthew 3:12 (BSB): "His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." Usage: The term "chabittim" refers to tools or implements used in the process of threshing, which is the act of separating grain from chaff. In ancient agricultural practices, these tools were essential for processing harvested crops, particularly grains like wheat and barley. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of daily life and economy. Threshing was a critical step in the agricultural process, and it was often done on a threshing floor, a flat surface where harvested grain was spread out. Tools like chabittim were used to beat the grain, loosening the edible parts from the husks. This process was labor-intensive and required skill and strength. The imagery of threshing is often used in the Bible to symbolize judgment and purification, as the separation of wheat from chaff represents the distinction between the righteous and the wicked. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition flat cakes, bread wafers NASB Translation baked in pans (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs חֲבִתִּים noun [masculine] plural (Late Hebrew id.) — some kind of flat cakes, or bread-wafers, only ׳מַעֲשֵׂה הַח 1 Chronicles 9:31. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance pan From an unused root probably meaning to cook (compare machabath); something fried, probably a griddle-cake -- pan. see HEBREW machabath Forms and Transliterations הַחֲבִתִּֽים׃ החבתים׃ ha·ḥă·ḇit·tîm hachavitTim haḥăḇittîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Chronicles 9:31 HEB: עַ֖ל מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הַחֲבִתִּֽים׃ NAS: the things which were baked in pans. KJV: over the things that were made in the pans. INT: over the things were baked 1 Occurrence |
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