מַחְצֵב (maḥṣēb) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning hewing. It appears
3 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4274).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 718a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 718a)hewing, hewn stones; quarry; hewed, hewn
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מַחְצֵבnoun, masculine: hewing, hewn stones
Strong's H4274מַחְצֵב: properly, a hewing; concretely, a quarry KJV:hewed(-n).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 718: חָצַבḥāṣab — hew, hew out, cleave; dig, hew wood, hew in pieces; be cut, hewn, graven; split, square, quarry, engrave; divide, grave, hewer, made, mason