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Hebrew noun (masculine) · H2796

חָרָשׁ

charashkhaw-rawsh'

artificer

37 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: chârâsh

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2796is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 14 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 30
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H2796

a fabricator or any material

The King James renders it: artificer, ([phrase]) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, [phrase] mason, skilful, ([phrase]) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

charash is rendered "artificer". It stands 37 times in the Hebrew text, across fourteen books.

  • Eight of the uses stand in Isaiah, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 28:11Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.
  • The Greek text spells it thirty different ways.

The first use

Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.

Exodus 28:11חָרַשׁ֮

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in fourteen of the 39 Old Testament books.

The other 25 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • a craftsman8
  • and craftsmen of5
  • craftsmen4
  • a craftsman of2
  • an engraver2
  • and craftsmen2
  • and the craftsman2
  • craftsmen of2
  • the craftsman2
  • to craftsmen of2
  • to the craftsmen2
  • an engraver of1

and 3 more, 37 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

All 37, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

30 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • חָרָ֖שׁ3
  • וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י2
  • חָרָ֣שׁ2
  • חָרָ֔שׁ2
  • חָרָשֵׁ֖י2
  • לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י2
  • הֶחָרָ֖שׁ1
  • הֶחָרָ֤שׁ1
  • הַחֲרָשִֽׁים׃1
  • וְהֶחָרָ֤שׁ1
  • וְהֶחָרָ֥שׁ1
  • וְחָרָשׁ֙1

and 18 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • noun · masculine singular10HNcmsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)5HC/Ncmpc
  • noun · masculine plural4HNcmpa
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3HNcmsc
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural2HC/Ncmpa
  • conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2HC/Td/Ncmsa
  • noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HNcmpc
  • preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HR/Ncmpc
  • preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural2HRd/Ncmpa
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2HTd/Ncmsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1HC/Ncmsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1HC/Rd/Ncmpa

Exodus

three uses
  • Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.

    Exodus 28:11

    • חָרַשׁ֮charashnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: an engraver of
  • He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.

    Exodus 35:35

    • חָרָ֣שׁ׀charashnoun · masculine singulartagged: an engraver
  • With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.

    Exodus 38:23

    • חָרָ֣שׁcharashnoun · masculine singulartagged: an engraver

Deuteronomy

one use
  • ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    Deuteronomy 27:15

    • חָרָ֖שׁcharashnoun · masculine singulartagged: a craftsman

1 Samuel

one use
  • And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”

    1 Samuel 13:19

    • וְחָרָשׁ֙vecharashconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and a craftsman

2 Samuel

two uses
  • Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

    2 Samuel 5:11

    • וְחָרָשֵׁ֣יvecharasheiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and craftsmen of
    • וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖יvecharasheiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and craftsmen of

2 Kings

four uses
  • Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,

    2 Kings 12:11

    • לְחָרָשֵׁ֤יlecharasheipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to craftsmen of
  • to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.

    2 Kings 22:6

    • לֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםlecharashimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: to the craftsmen
  • He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.

    2 Kings 24:14

    • הֶחָרָ֖שׁhecharashthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the craftsman
  • The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.

    2 Kings 24:16

    • וְהֶחָרָ֤שׁvehecharashconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and the craftsman

1 Chronicles

five uses
  • Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.

    1 Chronicles 4:14

    • חֲרָשִׁ֖יםcharashimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: craftsmen
  • Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.

    1 Chronicles 14:1

    • וְחָרָשֵׁ֣יvecharasheiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and craftsmen of
    • וְחָרָשֵׁ֖יvecharasheiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and craftsmen of
  • You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—

    1 Chronicles 22:15

    • וְחָרָשֵׁ֥יvecharasheiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and craftsmen of
  • for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”

    1 Chronicles 29:5

    • חָרָשִׁ֑יםcharashimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: craftsmen

2 Chronicles

three uses
  • Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.

    2 Chronicles 24:12

    • וְחָרָשִׁ֔יםvecharashimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and craftsmen
    • לְחָרָשֵׁ֤יlecharasheipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to craftsmen of
  • They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.

    2 Chronicles 34:11

    • לֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙lecharashimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: to the craftsmen

Ezra

one use
  • They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.

    Ezra 3:7

    • וְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑יםvelecharashimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and to the craftsmen

Nehemiah

one use
  • Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.

    Nehemiah 11:35

    • הַחֲרָשִֽׁים׃hacharashimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)tagged: the craftsmen

Isaiah

eight uses
  • To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?

    Isaiah 40:19

    • חָרָ֔שׁcharashnoun · masculine singulartagged: a craftsman
  • To one bereft of an offering who chooses wood that will not rot, who seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple?

    Isaiah 40:20

    • חָרָ֤שׁcharashnoun · masculine singulartagged: a craftsman
  • The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.

    Isaiah 41:7

    • חָרָשׁ֙charashnoun · masculine singulartagged: a craftsman
  • Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.

    Isaiah 44:11

    • וְחָרָשִׁ֥יםvecharashimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and craftsmen
  • The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.

    Isaiah 44:12

    • חָרַ֤שׁcharashnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a craftsman of
  • The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.

    Isaiah 44:13

    • חָרַ֣שׁcharashnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a craftsman of
  • They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.

    Isaiah 45:16

    • חָרָשֵׁ֖יcharasheinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: craftsmen of
  • Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.

    Isaiah 54:16

    • חָרָ֔שׁcharashnoun · masculine singulartagged: a craftsman

Jeremiah

four uses
  • For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.

    Jeremiah 10:3

    • חָרָ֖שׁcharashnoun · masculine singulartagged: a craftsman
  • Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.

    Jeremiah 10:9

    • חָרָ֖שׁcharashnoun · masculine singulartagged: a craftsman
  • After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.

    Jeremiah 24:1

    • הֶחָרָ֤שׁhecharashthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the craftsman
  • (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)

    Jeremiah 29:2

    • וְהֶחָרָ֥שׁvehecharashconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and the craftsman

Ezekiel

one use
  • I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction.

    Ezekiel 21:31

    • חָרָשֵׁ֖יcharasheinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: craftsmen of

Hosea

two uses
  • For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.

    Hosea 8:6

    • חָרָ֣שׁcharashnoun · masculine singulartagged: a craftsman
  • Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”

    Hosea 13:2

    • חָרָשִׁ֖יםcharashimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: craftsmen

Zechariah

one use
  • Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.

    Zechariah 1:20

    • חָרָשִֽׁים׃charashimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: craftsmen

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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