Saw

A flat tool with a serrated edge, used for cutting objects in two, made of either hard stone or metal.

Depiction of a carpenter on a mural in the burial chamber of the sculptors Nebamun and Ipuki
Depiction of a carpenter on a mural in the burial chamber of the sculptors Nebamun and Ipuki (Eloquence, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) Saw

About Saw

The saw was a flat tool with a serrated edge, used for cutting objects in two. It could be made of hard stone such as flint or of metal and was sometimes fitted with a handle.

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Key References

Hebrews 11:37

They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.

1 Kings 7:9

All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.

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Isaiah (1)
Isaiah 10:15

Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!