חַרְטֹם chartom

Hebrew word for “magician” · Strong’s H2748 · used 11 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

1) diviner, magician, astrologer;

How it is translated

Glosses given for chartom in context, with how often each is used:

• magicians 7
• diviner priests 2
• soothsayer-priests 2

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Exodus 8 (3), Genesis 41 (2), Exodus 7 (2), Exodus 9 (1), Daniel 1 (1), Daniel 2 (1)

Forms

• החרטמים 6
• חרטמי 3
• בחרטמם 1
• לחרטמים 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with chartom more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• לָט lat “secrecy” 3
• אַשָּׁף ashshaph “enchanter” 2
• פַּרְעֹה paroh “Pharaoh” 4
• כָּשַׁף kashaph “to practice sorcery” 2
• מִצְרַיִם mitsrayim “Egypt” 4
• כֵּן ken “so” 4
• חֲלוֹם chalom “dream” 2
• קָרָא qara “to call” 3
• חָכָם chakham “wise” 2
• יָכֹל yakhol “be able” 2
• חָזַק chazaq “to strengthen” 2
• נָגַד nagad “to tell” 2

Key verses

The verses using chartom that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 41:8 — And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and…
• Genesis 41:24 — And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
• Exodus 7:11 — Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
• Exodus 7:22 — And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
• Exodus 8:7 — And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 8:18 — And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
• Exodus 8:19 — Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
• Exodus 9:11 — And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
• Daniel 1:20 — And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were…
• Daniel 2:2 — Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.