STRONGS NUMBER H2338

H2338. chut

[חוּט‎ or חִיט‎] verb repair (foundations); —

Hilph. Imperfect3masculine plural יַחִ֫יטוּ‎ Ezra 4:12 (si vera lectio [Nö^GGA. Nö^{1884, 1018} Str^{§ 13 b}]), rare from for יְהִיטוּן‎ K^{§§ 16, 5. 26. 1} M^{§ 63 g. Anm.}, but perhaps read this, and regard as

Qal (original meaning dubious; Arabic is sew, = חוּט ᵑ7‎, Syriac , compare Biblical Hebrew חוּט‎ thread; Syriac Pa. Also join together (so here Schulth^ZAW Schulth^{xxii (1902).} Schulth^162Anm.), compare Arabic conjunxit trabes (de Goeje^{Bibl. Geogr. Arab., Participle iv (1879), Glossary 231: compare Participle viii (1894), Glossary P. xx}); Frä^{ZAW xix (1899), 180} conjecture pull down and clear away (for rebuilding), compare —aia‰u Dl^{WB 274}; Jen^{KB vi. 344} compare Assyrian —â‰u, observe, learn Dl^WB I. היט‎), i.e. examine, test; Hpt^{Gu. Ezra-Neh 62} conjectures √ חטט‎ excauate, compare Arabic secure site by a mark, found a town; Str^{Gr (1905) 40} יְהִיבוּ‎ (after Seybold), compare Ezra 5:16; and others conjecture build wall, denominative, compare Arabic wall (√ guard, surround)).