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Lexicon :: Strong's H2748 - ḥarṭōm

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חַרְטֹם
Transliteration
ḥarṭōm
Pronunciation
khar-tome'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as חֶרֶט (H2747)
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TWOT Reference: 738b

Strong’s Definitions

חַרְטֹם charṭôm, khar-tome'; from the same as H2747; a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles):—magician.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2748 in the following manner: magician (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H2748 in the following manner: magician (11x).

  1. diviner, magician, astrologer

    1. engraver, writer (only in derivative sense of one possessed of occult knowledge)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חַרְטֹם charṭôm, khar-tome'; from the same as H2747; a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles):—magician.
STRONGS H2748: Abbreviations
† [חַרְטֹם] noun masculineExodus 7:22 engraver, writer, only in derived sense of one possessed of occult knowledge, diviner, astrologer, magician (probably ＝ם + חֶרֶט, see Di Ol§ 216, 5 Sta§§ 295, 327 a) **the fact that the word is always applied to Egyptian magicians, except Daniel 2:2 (late), suggests Egyptian origin, but no agreement among Egyptologists: HarkavyJas., 1870, Mars-Avril, 169 proposes χαρ, speak + tum, hidden ＝teller of hidden things; WiedSamml 44 thinks Hebrew word perhaps imitating an Egyptian cher-ṭem-t, he who holds the book; FCCook'Speaker's' Comm. i. 279 proposes cher-tum ＝bearer of sacred words. — only plural absolute חַרְטֻמִּים Genesis 41:24 + 4 times; חַרְטֻמִּם Exodus 8:15 [Exodus 8:19]; Exodus 9:11; construct חַרְטֻמֵּי Genesis 41:8 + 2 times; —
1. magicians of Egypt Genesis 41:8 (E; || חֲכָמִים), Genesis 41:24 (E), Exodus 8:3 [Exodus 8:7]; Exodus 8:14 [Exodus 8:18]; Exodus 8:15 [Exodus 8:19]; Exodus 7:11 (|| חֲכָמִים, מְכַשְּׁפִים), Exodus 7:22; Exodus 9:11 (twice in verse) (all P).
2. magicians of Babylon Daniel 2:2 (|| אַשָּׁפִים, מְכַשְּׁפִים, כַּשְׂדִּים).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2749.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:8; 41:8; 41:24; 41:24

Exodus

7:11; 7:22; 7:22; 8:7; 8:18; 8:19; 8:19; 9:11; 9:11

Daniel

2:2; 2:2

H2748

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2748 matches the Hebrew חַרְטֹם (ḥarṭōm),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:8 - So in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:24 - and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. And I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:11 - Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:22 - But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts. So Pharaoh’s heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the LORD had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:7 - But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:18 - The magicians tried by their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not. So there were gnats on man and beast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:19 - Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the LORD had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:11 - And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils came upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:20 - And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:2 - Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.
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