[kahrv] 
verb, carved, carv⋅ing.| 1. | to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine. |
| 2. | to form from a solid material by cutting: to carve a statue out of stone. |
| 3. | to cut into slices or pieces, as a roast of meat. |
| 4. | to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface: The top of the box was beautifully carved with figures of lions and unicorns. |
| 5. | to cut (a design, figures, etc.) on a surface: Figures of lions and unicorns were carved on the top of the box. |
| 6. | to make or create for oneself (often fol. by out): He carved out a career in business. |
| 7. | to carve figures, designs, etc. |
| 8. | to cut meat. |
| carve (kärv) v. carved, carv·ing, carves v. tr.
[Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.] carv'er n. |
Carve
The arts of engraving and carving were much practised among the Jews. They were practised in connection with the construction of the tabernacle and the temple (Ex. 31:2, 5; 35:33; 1 Kings 6:18, 35; Ps. 74:6), as well as in the ornamentation of the priestly dresses (Ex. 28:9-36; Zech. 3:9; 2 Chr. 2:7, 14). Isaiah (44:13-17) gives a minute description of the process of carving idols of wood.