חָטַב I (b. h.; cmp. חָטַט) to split, cut, chop.—Part. pass. חָטוּב. Macc. 8ᵃ אם מצא חָטוּב (אינו חוֹטֵב) if he finds cut wood (for the religious purpose), he need not cut it.
Pi. - חִיטֵּב to eraze. Treat. Sofrim V, 1 מְחַטֵּב (Var. lect. מעטב, מעכב); (Treat. Sefer Torah, ed. Kirchh. V, 1 מַחֲטִּיב Hif.).