חָרָשׁ charash
Hebrew word for “artificer” · Strong’s H2796 · used 37 times in 34 verses
Meaning
1) craftsman, artisan, engraver, graver, artificer; 1a) graver, artificer; 1b) skilful to destroy (warriors) (fig.)
How it is translated
Glosses given for charash in context, with how often each is used:
- craftsmen 19
- craftsman 15
- engraver 3
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 8 | 0.5 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 5 | 0.5 | |
| 2 Kings | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Jeremiah | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Exodus | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Hosea | 2 | 0.8 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ezra | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Nehemiah | 1 | 0.2 |
Also in 2 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Isaiah 44 (3), 2 Kings 24 (2), Isaiah 40 (2), Jeremiah 10 (2), Exodus 28 (1), Exodus 35 (1), Exodus 38 (1), Deuteronomy 27 (1), 1 Samuel 13 (1), 2 Samuel 5 (1)
Forms
- חרשׁ 13
- וחרשׁי 5
- חרשׁים 4
- לחרשׁי 2
- לחרשׁים 2
- החרשׁ 2
- והחרשׁ 2
- וחרשׁים 2
- חרשׁי 2
- וחרשׁ 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with charash more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- עֵץ ets “tree” 10
- מַסְגֵּר masger “locksmith” 4
- מַעֲשֶׂה maaseh “deed” 6
- כֶּסֶף keseph “silver” 6
- מְלָאכָה melakhah “work” 5
- אֶבֶן even “stone” 5
- בָּנָה banah “to build” 5
- חָצַב chatsav “to hew” 3
- צָרַף tsaraph “to refine” 3
- פֶּסֶל pesel “idol” 3
- אַרְגָּמָן argaman “purple” 3
- מַעֲצָד maatsad “axe” 2
Key verses
The verses using charash that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 35:35 — Them 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…
- Deuteronomy 27:15 — Cursed 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…
- 2 Kings 24:14 — And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none…
- Ezra 3:7 — They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from…
- Isaiah 40:19 — The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
- Isaiah 44:11 — Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they…
- Isaiah 45:16 — They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
- Jeremiah 10:3 — For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
- Jeremiah 24:1 — The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive…
- Ezekiel 21:31 — And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to…
- Hosea 8:6 — For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
- Hosea 13:2 — And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the…
See all 34 verses in the Word Atlas
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.