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mat´ok: The translation of 3 Hebrew words: (1) מחרשה, mahÌ£ăreÌ„shaÌ„h, probably “a pick-axe†(, ; compare margin); (2) חרב, hÌ£erebh, “sword,†“ax,†“tool†( the King James Version, “with their mattocks,†the King James Version margin “mauls,†the Revised Version (British and American) “in their ruins,†the Revised Version margin “with their axesâ€); (3) מעדּר, ma‛deÌ„r, “a hoe,†“rake,†“chopping instrument†(). Vines were usually grown on terraces on the hills of Palestine, and then the mattock was in constant use. The usual mattock is a pick with one end broad, the other pointed.