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# hatchet

«hatchet» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A small axe with a short handle, used with one hand to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a hatchet, hatchets)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A small axe with a short handle, used with one hand to chop wood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hatchet/#m1)

2) (idiom) «Bury the hatchet» means to stop arguing and make peace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hatchet/#m2)

3) (idiom) «A hatchet job» means harsh, unfair criticism that tries to damage someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hatchet/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A small axe used to smash carved work in the Temple. Interpretation: Tradition remembers the destruction of the Temple with sorrow, and Psalm 74 is read as a lament for it. In the primary lessons: In camping, survival stories (like «Hatchet» by Gary Paulsen) and history lessons a hatchet is a tool for chopping firewood and building shelters. Safety: hatchets are sharp tools only for adults or with close adult supervision. In everyday talk, friends «bury the hatchet» after a fight. Phrases: bury the hatchet, hatchet job, hatchet-faced.

### examples

- And now all the carved work thereof together they strike down with hatchet and hammers. (Writings PSA.74.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hatchet/#x1)
- Dad used a hatchet to chop kindling for the campfire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hatchet/#x2)
- In «Hatchet», a boy survives in the Canadian wilderness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hatchet/#x3)
- After a week of arguing, the twins finally buried the hatchet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hatchet/#x4)
- The newspaper did a hatchet job on the new mayor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hatchet/#x5)
- Always carry a hatchet with its blade covered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hatchet/#x6)
- The scouts learned how to use a hatchet safely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hatchet/#x7)
- I chopped the tree down with my hatchet." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hatchet/#x8)

### note

Plural: hatchets. Spelling: hat-chet. A hatchet is smaller than an axe and used with one hand. Not related to «hatch» (an egg hatching), although they look alike.

### In the corpora

- [And now all the carved work thereof together they strike down with hatchet and hammers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1257/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hatchet» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hatchet/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.