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Lexicon :: Strong's G5482 - charax

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χάραξ
Transliteration
charax (Key)
Pronunciation
khar'-ax
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From charasso (to sharpen to a point, akin to γράφω (G1125) through the idea of scratching)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
12x in 3 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

χάραξ chárax, khar'-ax; from χαράσσω charássō (to sharpen to a point; akin to G1125 through the idea of scratching); a stake, i.e. (by implication) a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege):—trench.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G5482 in the following manner: trench (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G5482 in the following manner: trench (1x).

  1. a pale or stake, a palisade

  2. a palisade or rampart

    1. pales between which earth, stones, trees, and timbers are heaped and packed together

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χάραξ chárax, khar'-ax; from χαράσσω charássō (to sharpen to a point; akin to G1125 through the idea of scratching); a stake, i.e. (by implication) a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege):—trench.
STRONGS G5482:
χάραξ, χαρακος, ὁ (χαράσσω);
1. a pale or stake, a palisade ((Aristophanes, Demosthenes, others)).
2. a palisade or rampart (i. e. pales between which earth, stones, trees and timbers are heaped and packed together): Luke 19:43 (Isaiah 37:33; Ezekiel 4:2; Ezekiel 26:8; Polybius; Josephus, Vita43; Arrian exp. Alex. 2, 19, 9; Plutarch, others).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
37:33
Ezekiel
4:2; 26:8
Luke
19:43

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5482 matches the Greek χάραξ (charax),
which occurs 12 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:19 - If you besiege a city for a long time while attempting to capture it, you must not chop down its trees, for you may eat fruit from them and should not cut them down. A tree in the field is not human that you should besiege it!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:12 - When Ben Hadad received this reply, he and the other kings were drinking in their quarters. He ordered his servants, "Get ready to attack!" So they got ready to attack the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:14 - There was once a small city with a few men in it, and a mighty king attacked it, besieging it and building strong siege works against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:3 - I will lay siege to you on all sides; I will besiege you with troops; I will raise siege works against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:9 - They will surrender their stronghold because of fear; their officers will be afraid of the LORD's battle flag." This is what the LORD says - the one whose fire is in Zion, whose firepot is in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:33 - So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: 'He will not enter this city, nor will he shoot an arrow here. He will not attack it with his shielded warriors, nor will he build siege works against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:4 - For I, the LORD God of Israel, have something more to say about the houses in this city and the royal buildings which have been torn down for defenses against the siege ramps and military incursions of the Babylonians:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:2 - Lay siege to it! Build siege works against it. Erect a siege ramp against it! Post soldiers outside it and station battering rams around it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:22 - Into his right hand comes the portent for Jerusalem - to set up battering rams, to give the signal for slaughter, to shout out the battle cry, to set up battering rams against the gates, to erect a siege ramp, to build a siege wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:8 - He will kill your daughters in the field with the sword. He will build a siege wall against you, erect a siege ramp against you, and raise a great shield against you.
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