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Lexicon :: Strong's H2796 - ḥārāš

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חָרָשׁ
Transliteration
ḥārāš
Pronunciation
khaw-rawsh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 760a

Strong’s Definitions

חָרָשׁ chârâsh, khaw-rawsh'; from H2790; a fabricator or any material:—artificer, (+) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, mason, skilful, (+) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H2796 in the following manner: carpenter (11x), workman (6x), craftsman (4x), engraver (3x), artificers (2x), smith (2x), makers (1x), skilful (1x), smith (with H1270) (1x), workers (1x), wrought (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H2796 in the following manner: carpenter (11x), workman (6x), craftsman (4x), engraver (3x), artificers (2x), smith (2x), makers (1x), skilful (1x), smith (with H1270) (1x), workers (1x), wrought (1x).

  1. craftsman, artisan, engraver, graver, artificer

    1. graver, artificer

    2. skilful to destroy (warriors) (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָרָשׁ chârâsh, khaw-rawsh'; from H2790; a fabricator or any material:—artificer, (+) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, mason, skilful, (+) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.
STRONGS H2796: Abbreviations
† חָרָשׁ noun masculineExodus 38:23 graver, artificer (Phoenician חרש) — absolute ח׳ (＝*חַרָּשׁ) Exodus 35:35 + 14 times; construct חָרַשׁ Exodus 28:11 + 2 times; plural חָֽרָשִׁים Hosea 13:2 + 7 times; חֲרָשִׁים 1 Chronicles 4:14 (twice in verse); Nehemiah 11:35 (see below); construct חָֽרָשֵׁי 2 Samuel 5:11 + 6 times; —
1. graver, artificer:
a. worker in metal 1 Samuel 13:19; Hosea 8:6; Hosea 13:2; Deuteronomy 27:15; Jeremiah 10:9 (|| צֹרֵף), Isaiah 40:19 (|| id.), Isaiah 54:16; 1 Chronicles 29:5; בַּרְזֶל ח׳ Isaiah 44:12; 2 Chronicles 24:12; perhaps also Isaiah 41:7 (+ צֹרֵף); apparently＝hammer Zechariah 2:3 (symbolic).
b. worker in wood עֵץ ח׳ 2 Samuel 5:11＝1 Chronicles 14:1 (עֵצִים), 2 Kings 12:12; 2 Kings 22:6 2 Chronicles 34:11; Jeremiah 10:3; Isaiah 40:20; Isaiah 44:13 (see also 1 Chronicles 22:15 below); perhaps also Ezra 3:7; 2 Chronicles 24:12 (both || חצב).
c. worker in stone אֶבֶן קִיר ח׳ 2 Samuel 5:11＝1 Chronicles 14:1 (omitted אבן); also of engraving on gems אבן ח׳ Exodus 28:11 (P; || מִּתּוּחֵי חֹתָם); see also following
d. in general אֶבֶן וָעֵץ ח׳ 1 Chronicles 22:15; idol-maker צִירִים ח׳ Isaiah 45:16, compare Isaiah 44:11 (also Isaiah 44:12; Isaiah 44:13 above), 2 Kings 24:14, 16; Jeremiah 24:1; Jeremiah 29:2 (all || מַסְגֵּר), Exodus 35:35; Exodus 38:23 (both P; both || חשֵׁב). In גֵּיא חֲרָשִׁים 1 Chronicles 4:14, גֵּי הַחֲ׳ Nehemiah 11:35 valley of (the) artificers, and חֲרָשִׁים artificers 1 Chronicles 4:14, ח has ֲ֯ exceptionally, see Ol§ 183 a Köii, § 60. 5; read חָֽרָשִׁים ?
2. figurative מַשְׁחִית ח׳ Ezekiel 21:36 men skilled to destroy.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

28:11; 28:11; 35:35; 35:35; 38:23; 38:23

Deuteronomy

27:15

1 Samuel

13:19

2 Samuel

5:11; 5:11; 5:11

2 Kings

12:12; 22:6; 24:14; 24:16

1 Chronicles

4:14; 4:14; 4:14; 14:1; 14:1; 22:15; 22:15; 29:5

2 Chronicles

24:12; 24:12; 34:11

Ezra

3:7

Nehemiah

11:35; 11:35

Isaiah

40:19; 40:20; 41:7; 44:11; 44:12; 44:12; 44:13; 44:13; 45:16; 54:16

Jeremiah

10:3; 10:9; 24:1; 29:2

Hosea

8:6; 13:2; 13:2

Zechariah

2:3

H2796

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2796 matches the Hebrew חָרָשׁ (ḥārāš),
which occurs 36 times in 33 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:11 - You are to engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel with the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal; you are to have them set in gold filigree settings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, as designers, as embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and in fine linen, and as weavers. They are craftsmen in all the work and artistic designers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23 - and with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an artisan, a designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:15 - 'Cursed is the one who makes a carved or metal image - something abhorrent to the LORD, the work of the craftsman - and sets it up in a secret place.' Then all the people will say, 'Amen!'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:19 - A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, "This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:11 - King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:11 - They would then hand over the silver that had been weighed to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD's temple. They hired carpenters and builders to work on the LORD's temple,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:6 - including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:14 - He deported all the residents of Jerusalem, including all the officials and all the soldiers (10,000 people in all). This included all the craftsmen and those who worked with metal. No one was left except for the poorest among the people of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:16 - The king of Babylon deported to Babylon all the soldiers (there were 7,000), as well as 1,000 craftsmen and metal workers. This included all the best warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:14 - Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those who live in Ge Harashim, who were craftsmen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:1 - King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters to build a palace for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:15 - You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable array of workers who are skilled

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:5 - for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the LORD today?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:12 - The king and Jehoiada gave it to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD's temple. They hired carpenters and craftsmen to repair the LORD's temple, as well as those skilled in working with iron and bronze to restore the LORD's temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:11 - They gave money to the craftsmen and builders to buy chiseled stone and wood for the braces and rafters of the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into disrepair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:7 - So they provided money for the masons and carpenters, and food, beverages, and olive oil for the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar timber from Lebanon to the seaport at Joppa, in accord with the edict of King Cyrus of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:19 - A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:20 - To make a contribution one selects wood that will not rot; he then seeks a skilled craftsman to make an idol that will not fall over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:7 - The craftsman encourages the metalsmith, the one who wields the hammer encourages the one who pounds on the anvil. He approves the quality of the welding, and nails it down so it won't fall over."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:11 - Look, all his associates will be put to shame; the craftsmen are mere humans. Let them all assemble and take their stand! They will panic and be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:12 - A blacksmith works with his tool and forges metal over the coals. He forms it with hammers; he makes it with his strong arm. He gets hungry and loses his energy; he drinks no water and gets tired.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:13 - A carpenter takes measurements; he marks out an outline of its form; he scrapes it with chisels, and marks it with a compass. He patterns it after the human form, like a well-built human being, and puts it in a shrine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:16 - They will all be ashamed and embarrassed; those who fashion idols will all be humiliated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:16 - Look, I create the craftsman, who fans the coals into a fire and forges a weapon. I create the destroyer so he might devastate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:3 - For the religion of these people is worthless. They cut down a tree in the forest, and a craftsman makes it into an idol with his tools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 - Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish and gold is brought from Uphaz to cover those idols. They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths. They are clothed in blue and purple clothes. They are all made by skillful workers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:1 - The LORD showed me two baskets of figs sitting before his temple. This happened after King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon deported Jehoiakim's son, King Jeconiah of Judah. He deported him and the leaders of Judah, along with the craftsmen and metal workers, and took them to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:2 - He sent it after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the palace officials, the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metal workers had been exiled from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:31 - I will pour out my anger on you; the fire of my fury I will blow on you. I will hand you over to brutal men, who are skilled in destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:6 - That idol was made by a workman - it is not God! The calf idol of Samaria will be broken to bits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:2 - Even now they persist in sin! They make metal images for themselves, idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver; all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen! There is a saying about them: "Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:20 - Next the LORD showed me four blacksmiths.
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