A hewer of stone; one who cuts, carves, or dresses stones to be used for building purposes. (2Ki 12:11, 12; 2Ch 24:12) King David made alien residents in Israel stone hewers “to hew squared stones” (cutting them to the proper size) for the prospective temple of Jehovah.​—1Ch 22:2, 15; compare 1Ki 6:7; see QUARRY.