2796. charash

Strong's Lexicon

charash: Craftsman, artisan, engraver, smith

Original Word: חָרָשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: charash
Pronunciation: khaw-rawsh'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-rawsh')
Definition: Craftsman, artisan, engraver, smith
Meaning: a fabricator, any material

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָרַשׁ (charash), which means "to engrave" or "to plow."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5079 (technites) - craftsman, artisan

- G2040 (ergates) - worker, laborer

Usage: The Hebrew word "charash" refers to a skilled worker or craftsman, particularly one who works with materials such as wood, metal, or stone. It is used to describe individuals who possess specialized skills in creating or shaping objects, often for religious or practical purposes. The term can also imply a level of artistry and expertise in the craft.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, craftsmen played a vital role in society, contributing to the construction of buildings, the creation of tools, and the crafting of religious artifacts. Their skills were essential for the development of infrastructure and the practice of religious rituals. Craftsmen were often organized into guilds or groups, and their work was highly valued. The construction of the Tabernacle and the Temple, for example, required the expertise of skilled artisans.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from charash
Definition
engraver, artificer
NASB Translation
artisan (1), blacksmith (1), carpenters (4), carpenters* (4), craftsman (7), craftsmen (10), engraver (2), jeweler* (1), manufacturers (1), masons (1), masons* (1), shapes (2), skilled (1), smith (1), stonemasons* (1), workers (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חָרָשׁ noun masculine^{Exodus 38:23} graver, artificer (Phoenician חרש) — absolute ׳ח (= *חַרָּשׁ) Exodus 35:35 14t.; construct חָרַשׁ Exodus 28:11 2t.; plural חָֽרָשִׁים Hosea 13:2 7t.; חֲרָשִׁים 1 Chronicles 4:14 (twice in verse); Nehemiah 11:35 (see below); construct חָֽרָשֵׁי 2 Samuel 5:11 6t.; —

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; 2Chronicles 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 2Chronicles 34:11; Jeremiah 10:3; Isaiah 40:20; Isaiah 44:13 (see also 1 Chronicles 22:15 below); perhaps also Ezra 3:7; 2Chronicles 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} Kö^{ii, § 60. 5}; read חָֽרָשִׁים?

2 figurative מַשְׁחִית ׳ח Ezekiel 21:36 men skilled to destroy.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

artificer, carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, mason, skilful, smith,

From charash; a fabricator or any material -- artificer, (+) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, + mason, skilful, (+) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.

see HEBREW charash

Forms and Transliterations

הֶחָרָ֖שׁ הֶחָרָ֤שׁ החרש וְהֶחָרָ֤שׁ וְהֶחָרָ֥שׁ וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י וְחָרָשִׁ֔ים וְחָרָשִׁ֥ים וְחָרָשֵׁ֖י וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י וְחָרָשֵׁ֥י וְחָרָשׁ֙ וְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑ים והחרש וחרש וחרשי וחרשים ולחרשים חֲרָשִׁ֖ים חָרַ֤שׁ חָרַשׁ֮ חָרָ֔שׁ חָרָ֖שׁ חָרָ֣שׁ חָרָ֣שׁ ׀ חָרָ֤שׁ חָרָשִֽׁים׃ חָרָשִׁ֑ים חָרָשִׁ֖ים חָרָשֵׁ֖י חָרָשׁ֙ חרש חרשי חרשים חרשים׃ לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י לֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים לֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙ לחרשי לחרשים chaRash charaShei charaShim ḥā·rā·šê ḥă·rā·šîm ḥā·rā·šîm ḥā·raš ḥā·rāš ḥāraš ḥārāš ḥārāšê ḥărāšîm ḥārāšîm he·ḥā·rāš hechaRash heḥārāš lə·ḥā·rā·šê le·ḥā·rā·šîm lecharaShei leCharaShim ləḥārāšê leḥārāšîm vechaRash vecharaShei vecharaShim vehechaRash velecharaShim wə·ḥā·rā·šê wə·ḥā·rā·šîm wə·ḥā·rāš wə·he·ḥā·rāš wə·le·ḥā·rā·šîm wəḥārāš wəḥārāšê wəḥārāšîm wəheḥārāš wəleḥārāšîm

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 28:11
HEB: מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה חָרַשׁ֮ אֶבֶן֒ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י
NAS: As a jeweler engraves a signet,
KJV: With the work of an engraver in stone,
INT: the work of an engraver stones engraves

Exodus 35:35
HEB: כָּל־ מְלֶ֣אכֶת חָרָ֣שׁ ׀ וְחֹשֵׁב֒ וְרֹקֵ֞ם
NAS: work of an engraver and of a designer
KJV: all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman,
INT: every work of an engraver A designer an embroiderer

Exodus 38:23
HEB: לְמַטֵּה־ דָ֖ן חָרָ֣שׁ וְחֹשֵׁ֑ב וְרֹקֵ֗ם
NAS: of Dan, an engraver and a skillful workman
KJV: of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman,
INT: of the tribe of Dan an engraver skillful weaver

Deuteronomy 27:15
HEB: מַעֲשֵׂ֛ה יְדֵ֥י חָרָ֖שׁ וְשָׂ֣ם בַּסָּ֑תֶר
NAS: of the hands of the craftsman, and sets
KJV: of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth
INT: the work of the hands of the craftsman and sets in secret

1 Samuel 13:19
HEB: וְחָרָשׁ֙ לֹ֣א יִמָּצֵ֔א
NAS: Now no blacksmith could be found
KJV: Now there was no smith found
INT: blacksmith now no could be found

2 Samuel 5:11
HEB: וַעֲצֵ֣י אֲרָזִ֔ים וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י עֵ֔ץ וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י
NAS: trees and carpenters and stonemasons;
KJV: trees, and carpenters, and masons:
INT: trees cedar and carpenters trees artificer

2 Samuel 5:11
HEB: וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י עֵ֔ץ וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י אֶ֣בֶן קִ֑יר
NAS: and carpenters and stonemasons; and they built
INT: and carpenters trees artificer stones mason

2 Kings 12:11
HEB: יְהוָ֑ה וַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּ לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י הָעֵץ֙ וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים
NAS: and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders
INT: of the LORD paid artificer carpenter and the builders

2 Kings 22:6
HEB: לֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים וְלַבֹּנִ֖ים וְלַגֹּֽדְרִ֑ים
NAS: to the carpenters and the builders
KJV: Unto carpenters, and builders,
INT: to the carpenters and the builders and the masons

2 Kings 24:14
HEB: גּוֹלֶ֔ה וְכָל־ הֶחָרָ֖שׁ וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑ר לֹ֣א
NAS: and all the craftsmen and the smiths.
KJV: captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths:
INT: captive and all the craftsmen and the smiths None

2 Kings 24:16
HEB: שִׁבְעַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֗ים וְהֶחָרָ֤שׁ וְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ אֶ֔לֶף
NAS: thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths,
KJV: thousand, and craftsmen and smiths
INT: seven thousand and the craftsmen and the smiths thousand

1 Chronicles 4:14
HEB: חֲרָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י חֲרָשִׁ֖ים הָיֽוּ׃ פ
NAS: of Ge-harashim, for they were craftsmen.
INT: of Charashim for were craftsmen become

1 Chronicles 14:1
HEB: וַעֲצֵ֣י אֲרָזִ֔ים וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י קִ֔יר וְחָרָשֵׁ֖י
NAS: trees, masons and carpenters,
KJV: with masons and carpenters, to build
INT: trees cedar and carpenters masons artificer

1 Chronicles 14:1
HEB: וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י קִ֔יר וְחָרָשֵׁ֖י עֵצִ֑ים לִבְנ֥וֹת
NAS: masons and carpenters, to build
INT: and carpenters masons artificer trees to build

1 Chronicles 22:15
HEB: מְלָאכָ֔ה חֹצְבִ֕ים וְחָרָשֵׁ֥י אֶ֖בֶן וָעֵ֑ץ
NAS: with you, stonecutters and masons of stone
KJV: hewers and workers of stone
INT: of work stonecutters and masons of stone and timber

1 Chronicles 29:5
HEB: מְלָאכָ֖ה בְּיַ֣ד חָרָשִׁ֑ים וּמִ֣י מִתְנַדֵּ֔ב
NAS: done by the craftsmen. Who
KJV: [to be made] by the hands of artificers. And who [then] is willing
INT: the work done the craftsmen Who is willing

2 Chronicles 24:12
HEB: שֹׂכְרִים֙ חֹצְבִ֣ים וְחָרָשִׁ֔ים לְחַדֵּ֖שׁ בֵּ֣ית
NAS: masons and carpenters to restore
KJV: masons and carpenters to repair
INT: hired masons and carpenters to restore the house

2 Chronicles 24:12
HEB: יְהוָ֑ה וְ֠גַם לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י בַרְזֶל֙ וּנְחֹ֔שֶׁת
NAS: and also workers in iron
KJV: of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron
INT: of the LORD and also workers iron and bronze

2 Chronicles 34:11
HEB: וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּ לֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙ וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים לִקְנוֹת֙
NAS: They in turn gave [it] to the carpenters and to the builders
KJV: Even to the artificers and builders
INT: gave the carpenters the builders to buy

Ezra 3:7
HEB: כֶ֔סֶף לַחֹצְבִ֖ים וְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑ים וּמַאֲכָ֨ל וּמִשְׁתֶּ֜ה
NAS: to the masons and carpenters, and food,
KJV: also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat,
INT: money to the masons and carpenters and food drink

Isaiah 40:19
HEB: הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ נָסַ֣ךְ חָרָ֔שׁ וְצֹרֵ֖ף בַּזָּהָ֣ב
NAS: [As for] the idol, a craftsman casts
KJV: The workman melteth a graven image,
INT: the idol casts A craftsman A goldsmith gold

Isaiah 40:20
HEB: יִרְקַ֖ב יִבְחָ֑ר חָרָ֤שׁ חָכָם֙ יְבַקֶּשׁ־
NAS: out for himself a skillful craftsman To prepare
KJV: unto him a cunning workman to prepare
INT: rot Selects craftsman A skillful seeks

Isaiah 41:7
HEB: וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק חָרָשׁ֙ אֶת־ צֹרֵ֔ף
NAS: So the craftsman encourages
KJV: So the carpenter encouraged
INT: encourages the craftsman the smelter smooths

Isaiah 44:11
HEB: חֲבֵרָיו֙ יֵבֹ֔שׁוּ וְחָרָשִׁ֥ים הֵ֖מָּה מֵֽאָדָ֑ם
NAS: to shame, for the craftsmen themselves
KJV: shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they [are] of men:
INT: his companions will be put the craftsmen themselves men

Isaiah 44:12
HEB: חָרַ֤שׁ בַּרְזֶל֙ מַֽעֲצָ֔ד
NAS: The man shapes iron
INT: shapes iron A cutting

35 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2796
35 Occurrences

ḥā·raš — 12 Occ.
ḥā·rā·šê — 2 Occ.
ḥă·rā·šîm — 4 Occ.
he·ḥā·rāš — 2 Occ.
lə·ḥā·rā·šê — 2 Occ.
le·ḥā·rā·šîm — 2 Occ.
wə·ḥā·rāš — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥā·rā·šê — 5 Occ.
wə·ḥā·rā·šîm — 2 Occ.
wə·he·ḥā·rāš — 2 Occ.
wə·le·ḥā·rā·šîm — 1 Occ.