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Lexicon :: Strong's H2796 - ḥārāš

Aa
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.
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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 BoxExo 28:11 - “[fn]As a jeweler H2796 H68 engraves H6603 a signet H2368, you shall engrave H6605 the two H8147 stones H68 according H5921 to the names H8034 of the sons H1121 of Israel H3478; you shall [fn]set H6213 H5437 them in filigree H4865 settings H4865 of gold H2091.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - “He has filled H4390 them with [fn]skill H2451 H3820 to perform H6213 every H3605 work H4399 of an engraver H2796, of a designer H2803, and of an embroiderer H7551, in violet H8504, purple H713, and in scarlet H8144 material, and in fine H8336 linen H8336, and of a weaver H707, as performers H6213 of every H3605 work H4399 and makers H2803 of designs H4284.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23 - With him was Oholiab H171 the son H1121 of Ahisamach H294, of the tribe H4294 of Dan H1835, an engraver H2796 and a skilled H2803 embroiderer H2803, and a [fn]weaver H7551 in violet H8504, in purple H713, and in scarlet H8144 material, and fine H8336 linen H8336.

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‘Cursed H779 is the person H376 who H834 makes H6213 a carved H6459 image H6459 or cast H4541 metal H4541 image H4541, an abomination H8441 to the LORD H3068, the work H4639 of the hands H3027 of a craftsman H2796, and sets H7760 it up H7760 in secret H5643.’ And all H3605 the people H5971 shall reply H6030 and say H559, ‘Amen H543.’

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Now no H3808 blacksmith H2796 could be found H4672 in all H3605 the land H776 of Israel H3478, because H3588 the Philistines H6430 said H559, “Otherwise H6435 the Hebrews H5680 will make H6213 [fn]swords H2719 or H176 spears H2595.”

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Then Hiram H2438 king H4428 of Tyre H6865 sent H7971 messengers H4397 to David H1732 with cedar H730 trees H6086, carpenters H2796 H6086, and [fn]stonemasons H2796 H68; and they built H1129 a house H1004 for David H1732.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:11 - And they handed H5414 H3027 the money H3701 which was assessed H8505 over H5414 to those who did H6213 the work H4399, who had H6485 the oversight H6485 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068; and they [fn]paid H3318 it out H3318 to the carpenters H2796 H6086 and the builders H1129 who worked H6213 on the house H1004 of the LORD H3068;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:6 - to the carpenters H2796, the builders H1129, the masons H1443, and for buying H7069 timber H6086 and cut H4274 stone H68 to repair H2388 the house H1004.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:14 - Then he led H1540 into H1540 exile H1540 all H3605 the people of Jerusalem H3389 and all H3605 the commanders H8269 and all H3605 the valiant H2428 warriors H1368, ten H6235 thousand H505 exiles H1540, and all H3605 the craftsmen H2796 and the smiths H4525. None H3808 were left H7604 except H2108 the poorest H1803 people H5971 of the land H776.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:16 - And all H3605 the valiant H2428 men H376, seven H7651 thousand H505, and the craftsmen H2796 and the smiths H4525, a thousand H505, all H3605 strong H1368 and fit H6213 for war H4421, these too the king H4428 of Babylon H894 brought H935 into exile H1473 to Babylon H894.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:14 - Meonothai H4587 fathered H3205 Ophrah H6084, and Seraiah H8304 fathered H3205 Joab H3097 the father H1 of [fn]Ge-harashim H1516 H2798, for they were craftsmen H2796.

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Now Hiram H2438 king H4428 of Tyre H6865 sent H7971 messengers H4397 to David H1732 with cedar H730 trees H6086, masons H2796 H7023, and carpenters H2796 H6086, to build H1129 a house H1004 for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:15 - “Moreover there are many H7230 workmen H4399 H6213 with you, stonecutters H2672, masons H2796 of stone H68, and carpenters H2796 H6086; and all H3605 of them are skillful H2450 in every H3605 kind of work H4399.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:5 - gold H2091 for the things of gold H2091 and silver H3701 for the things of silver H3701, that is, for all H3605 the work H4399 [fn]done H3027 by the craftsmen H2796. Who H4310 then is willing H5068 [fn]to consecrate H4390 H3027 himself this day H3117 to the LORD H3068?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:12 - The king H4428 and Jehoiada H3077 gave H5414 it to those who did H6213 the work H4399 of the service H5656 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068; and they hired H7936 masons H2672 and carpenters H2796 to restore H2318 the house H1004 of the LORD H3068, and also H1571 workers H2796 in iron H1270 and bronze H5178 to repair H2388 the house H1004 of the LORD H3068.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:11 - They in turn gave H5414 it to the carpenters H2796 and the builders H1129 to buy H7069 quarried H4274 stone H68 and timber H6086 for couplings H4226, and to make H7136 beams H7136 for the houses H1004 which H834 the kings H4428 of Judah H3063 had let go H7843 to H7843 ruin H7843.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:7 - Then they gave H5414 money H3701 to the masons H2672 and carpenters H2796, and food H3978, drink H4960, and oil H8081 to the Sidonians H6722 and the Tyrians H6876 to bring H935 cedar H730 wood H6086 from Lebanon H3844 to the sea H3220 at Joppa H3305, according to the permission H7558 they had [fn]from Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia H6539.

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As for the [fn]idol H6459, a craftsman H2796 casts H5258 it,

A goldsmith H6884 plates H7554 it with gold H2091,

And a silversmith H6884 fashions chains H7577 of silver H3701.

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He who is too impoverished H5532 for such an offering H8641

Selects H977 a tree H6086 that does not rot H7537;

He seeks H1245 out H1245 for himself a skillful H2450 craftsman H2796

To [fn]prepare H3559 [fn]an idol H6459 that will not totter H4131.

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So the craftsman H2796 encourages H2388 the smelter H6884,

And he who smooths H2505 metal with the hammer H6360 encourages him who beats H1986 the anvil H6471,

Saying H559 of the soldering H1694, “It is good H2896”;

And he fastens H2388 it with nails H4548,

So that it will not totter H4131.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:11 - Behold H2005, all H3605 his companions H2270 will be put H954 to H954 shame H954, for the craftsmen H2796 themselves H1992 are mere H4480 men H120. Let them all H3605 assemble H6908 themselves, let them stand H5975 up, let them tremble H6342, let them be put H954 to H954 shame H954 together H3162.

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The craftsman H2796 of iron H1270 shapes a cutting H4621 tool H4621 and does H6466 his work H6466 over the coals H6352, [fn]fashioning H3335 it with hammers H4717 and working H6466 it with his strong H3581 arm H2220. He also H1571 gets H7456 hungry H7456 and [fn]his strength H3581 fails H369; he drinks H8354 no H3808 water H4325 and becomes H3286 weary H3286.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:13 - The craftsman H2796 of wood H6086 extends H5186 a measuring H6957 line H6957; he outlines H8388 it with a marker H8279. He works H6213 it with carving H4741 knives H4741 and outlines H8388 it with a compass H4230, and makes H6213 it like the form H8403 of a man H376, like the beauty H8597 of mankind H120, so that it may sit H3427 in a house H1004.

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They will be put H954 to H954 shame H954 and even H1571 humiliated H3637, all H3605 of them;

The manufacturers H2796 of idols H6736 will go H1980 away together H3162 in humiliation H3639.

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“Behold H2005, I Myself H595 have created H1254 the smith H2796 who blows H5301 on the fire H784 of coals H6352

And produces H3318 a weapon H3627 for its work H4639;

And I have created H1254 the destroyer H7843 to inflict H2254 ruin H2254.

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For the customs H2708 of the peoples H5971 are futile H1892;

For it is wood H6086 cut H3772 from the forest H3293,

The work H4639 of the hands H3027 of a craftsman H2796 with a cutting H4621 tool H4621.

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Beaten H7554 silver H3701 is brought H935 from Tarshish H8659,

And gold H2091 from Uphaz H210,

The work H4639 of a craftsman H2796 and of the hands H3027 of a goldsmith H6884;

Their clothing H3830 is of violet H8504 and purple H713;

They are all H3605 the work H4639 of skilled H2450 people H2450.

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After H310 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 had taken H1540 into H1540 exile H1540 Jeconiah H3204 the son H1121 of Jehoiakim H3079, king H4428 of Judah H3063, and the officials H8269 of Judah H3063 with the craftsmen H2796 and metalworkers H4525 from Jerusalem H3389 and had brought H935 them to Babylon H894, the LORD H3068 showed H7200 me: behold H2009, two H8147 baskets H1731 of figs H8384 placed H5975 before H6440 the temple H1964 of the LORD H3068.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:2 - (This was after H310 King H4428 Jeconiah H3204 and the queen H1377 mother H1377, the high H5631 officials H5631, the leaders H8269 of Judah H3063 and Jerusalem H3389, the craftsmen H2796, and the metalworkers H4525 had departed H3318 from Jerusalem H3389.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:31 - ‘I will pour H8210 out H8210 My indignation H2195 on you; I will blow H6315 on you with the fire H784 of My wrath H5678, and I will hand H5414 H3027 you over H5414 to brutal H1197 men H376, craftsmen H2796 of destruction H4889.

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For from Israel H3478 comes even this H1931!

A craftsman H2796 made H6213 it, so it is not God H430;

Assuredly H3588, the calf H5695 of Samaria H8111 will be broken H7616 to H7616 [fn]pieces H7616.

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And now H6258 they sin H2398 more H3254 and more H3254,

And make H6213 for themselves cast H4541 metal H4541 images H4541,

Idols H6091 [fn]skillfully H8394 made from their silver H3701,

All H3605 of them the work H4639 of craftsmen H2796.

They say H559 of them, “Let the [fn]people H120 who sacrifice H2076 kiss H5401 the calves H5695!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:20 - Then the LORD H3068 showed H7200 me four H702 craftsmen H2796.
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