Words the Bible translates as dig
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- orussōὀρύσσωto dignot studied yet
- ḥatsavחָצַבto hew: to cut into hard rock by striking it, breaking off or hollowing out the stone
- ḥapharחָפַרto dig: to break open the ground to make a well, pit, or hole
+1 more meaning
- to search out: to explore or scout a place to learn what it holds
- karahכָּרָהto dig out: to hollow a cavity by removing earth or rock, most often a well, a grave, or a pit
- ḥatarחָתַרto tunnel through a barrier: to bore a hole in the wall of a house, and so to force a way through whatever blocks passage
- naqarנָקַרto dignot studied yet
- qurקוּרto dignot studied yet
- skaptōσκάπτωto dignot studied yet
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