Artificer
חָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁיםStrong’s H2796charash (cha-rash)
Appears in 34 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Charash is the Hebrew word usually translated “craftsman”, “craftsmen of” and “craftsmen”. It appears in 34 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.”
Meaning
- Craftsman, artisan, engraver, graver, artificergraver, artificer · skilful to destroy (warriors) (fig.)
How it's translated
- a craftsman 8
- and craftsmen of 5
- craftsmen 4
- craftsmen of 3
- an engraver 2
- to the craftsmen 2
- and the craftsman 2
- and craftsmen 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 8
- 2 Kings 4
- 1 Chronicles 4
- Jeremiah 4
- Exodus 3
- 2 Chronicles 2
14 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 28:11With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
- Exodus 35:35Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
- Exodus 38:23And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
- Deuteronomy 27:15Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
- 1 Samuel 13:19Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
- 2 Samuel 5:11And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
All 34 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
חָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁים charash · artificer
1) craftsman, artisan, engraver, graver, artificer 1a) graver, artificer 1b) skilful to destroy (warriors) (fig.)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “artificer” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ARTIF'ICER, noun
[Latin artifex, from ars, and facio.]
- An artist; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind; as a silversmith, or sadler.
- One who makes or contrives; an inventor; as an artificer of fraud or lies.
- A cunning, or artful fellow. [not used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.