2748. chartom

Strong's Lexicon

chartom: Magician, Enchanter

Original Word: חַרְטֹם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chartom
Pronunciation: khar-TOME
Phonetic Spelling: (khar-tome')
Definition: Magician, Enchanter
Meaning: a horoscopist

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as cheret
Definition
an engraver, writer
NASB Translation
magicians (11).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[חַרְטֹם] noun masculine^{Exodus 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: Harkavy^{Jas., 1870, Mars-Avril, 169} proposes χαρ, speak + tum, hidden = teller of hidden things; Wied^{Samml 44} thinks Hebrew word perhaps imitating an Egyptian cher-‰em-t, he who holds the book; FC Cook^{'Speaker's' Comm. i. 279} proposes cher-tum = bearer of sacred words. — only plural absolute חַרְטֻמִּים Genesis 41:24 4t.; חַרְטֻמִּם Exodus 8:15; Exodus 9:11; construct חַרְטֻמֵּי Genesis 41:8 2t.; —

1 magicians of Egypt Genesis 41:8 (E; "" חֲכָמִים), Genesis 41:24 (E), Exodus 8:3; Exodus 8:14; Exodus 8:15; 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).

II. חרט (√ of following; relation to I. חרט obscure).

חַרְטֹם noun masculine magician (Biblical Hebrew id quod, √ I. חרט); — absolute Daniel 2:10; plural absolute חַרְטֻמִּין Daniel 2:27; Daniel 5:11; מַּיָא- Daniel 4:4,6.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

magician

From the same as cheret; a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles) -- magician.

see HEBREW cheret

Forms and Transliterations

בַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ם בחרטמם הַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ים הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔ים הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗ים הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ הַחַרְטֻמִּ֧ים החרטמים חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י חרטמי לַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֜ים לחרטמים ba·ḥăr·ṭum·mim bachartumMim baḥărṭummim chartumMei ha·ḥar·ṭum·mîm ha·ḥăr·ṭum·mîm hachartumMim haḥarṭummîm haḥărṭummîm ḥar·ṭum·mê ḥarṭummê la·ḥar·ṭum·mîm lachartumMim laḥarṭummîm

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 41:8
HEB: אֶת־ כָּל־ חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם וְאֶת־
NAS: for all the magicians of Egypt,
KJV: and called for all the magicians of Egypt,
INT: and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all

Genesis 41:24
HEB: וָֽאֹמַר֙ אֶל־ הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔ים וְאֵ֥ין מַגִּ֖יד
NAS: Then I told it to the magicians, but there was no one
KJV: and I told [this] unto the magicians; but [there was] none that could declare
INT: told to the magicians there explain

Exodus 7:11
HEB: גַם־ הֵ֜ם חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֛יִם בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶ֖ם
NAS: and they also, the magicians of Egypt,
KJV: and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt,
INT: also like the magicians of Egypt their enchantments

Exodus 7:22
HEB: וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ כֵ֛ן חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑ם
NAS: But the magicians of Egypt did
KJV: And the magicians of Egypt did
INT: did the same the magicians of Egypt their secret

Exodus 8:7
HEB: וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ כֵ֥ן הַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ים בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּעֲל֥וּ
NAS: The magicians did the same
KJV: And the magicians did
INT: did the same the magicians their secret come

Exodus 8:18
HEB: וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־ כֵ֨ן הַחַרְטֻמִּ֧ים בְּלָטֵיהֶ֛ם לְהוֹצִ֥יא
NAS: The magicians tried
KJV: And the magicians did
INT: tried after that the magicians their secret to bring

Exodus 8:19
HEB: וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ אֶל־ פַּרְעֹ֔ה
NAS: Then the magicians said to Pharaoh,
KJV: Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh,
INT: said the magicians to Pharaoh

Exodus 9:11
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ יָכְל֣וּ הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗ים לַעֲמֹ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י
NAS: The magicians could not stand
KJV: And the magicians could not stand
INT: not could the magicians stand before

Exodus 9:11
HEB: הָיָ֣ה הַשְּׁחִ֔ין בַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ם וּבְכָל־ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
NAS: for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all
KJV: for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
INT: become the boils the magicians all Egyptian

Daniel 1:20
HEB: עַ֤ל כָּל־ הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ הָֽאַשָּׁפִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר
NAS: all the magicians [and] conjurers
KJV: better than all the magicians [and] astrologers
INT: better all the magicians conjurers who

Daniel 2:2
HEB: הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ לִקְרֹ֨א לַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֜ים וְלָֽאַשָּׁפִ֗ים וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙
NAS: to call in the magicians, the conjurers,
KJV: to call the magicians, and the astrologers,
INT: the king to call the magicians the conjurers the sorcerers

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2748
11 Occurrences

ba·ḥăr·ṭum·mim — 1 Occ.
ḥar·ṭum·mê — 3 Occ.
ha·ḥar·ṭum·mîm — 6 Occ.
la·ḥar·ṭum·mîm — 1 Occ.