Chârâsh — H2796

Definition

masculine noun

a fabricator or any material

1. craftsman, artisan, engraver, graver, artificer
1. graver, artificer
2. skilful to destroy (warriors) (fig.)

Usually translated as

workman, engraver, carpenter, artificer, craftsman, smith, such as wrought, maker, mason, skilful, worker

Origin

from H2790

• Derived from Chârash (H2790)

Greek equivalents

• hamartōlós (G268)
• architéktōn (G753)
• kōphós (G2974)
• oikodoméō (G3618)
• sídēros (G4604)
• téktōn (G5045)
• technítēs (G5079)
• chalkeús (G5471)

Occurrences

Chârâsh occurs 35 times in 32 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (3), Deuteronomy (1), 2 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (4), 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (2), Ezra (1), Isaiah (9), Jeremiah (4), Hosea (2), Zechariah (1)

• Exodus 28:11 — With the work of an engraver (חָרַשׁ֮) 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 35:35 — Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver (חָרָ֣שׁ), 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 38:23 — And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver (חָרָ֣שׁ), and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
• 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 (חָרָ֖שׁ), and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
• 2 Samuel 5:11 — And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters (וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י), and masons: and they built David an house.
• 2 Samuel 5:11 — And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons (וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י): and they built David an house.
• 2 Kings 12:11 — And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters (לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י) and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,
• 2 Kings 22:6 — Unto carpenters (לֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים), and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
• 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 (הֶחָרָ֖שׁ) and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
• 2 Kings 24:16 — And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen (וְהֶחָרָ֤שׁ) and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
• 1 Chronicles 4:14 — And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen (חֲרָשִׁ֖ים).
• 1 Chronicles 14:1 — Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons (וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י) and carpenters, to build him an house.
• 1 Chronicles 14:1 — Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters (וְחָרָשֵׁ֖י), to build him an house.
• 1 Chronicles 22:15 — Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers (וְחָרָשֵׁ֥י) of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
• 1 Chronicles 29:5 — The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers (חָרָשִׁ֑ים). And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
• 2 Chronicles 24:12 — And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters (וְחָרָשִׁ֔ים) to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.
• 2 Chronicles 24:12 — And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought (לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י) iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.
• 2 Chronicles 34:11 — Even to the artificers (לֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙) and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
• Ezra 3:7 — They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters (וְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑ים); and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
• Isaiah 3:3 — The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
• Isaiah 40:19 — The workman (חָרָ֔שׁ) melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
• Isaiah 40:20 — He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman (חָרָ֤שׁ) to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
• Isaiah 41:7 — So the carpenter (חָרָשׁ֙) encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
• Isaiah 44:11 — Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen (וְחָרָשִׁ֥ים), they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
• Isaiah 44:12 — The (חָרַ֤שׁ) smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
• Isaiah 44:13 — The carpenter (חָרַ֣שׁ) stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
• Isaiah 45:16 — They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers (חָרָשֵׁ֖י) of idols.
• Isaiah 54:16 — Behold, I have created the smith (חָרָ֔שׁ) that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
• 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 (חָרָ֖שׁ), with the axe.
• Jeremiah 10:9 — Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman (חָרָ֖שׁ), and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
• 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 Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters (הֶחָרָ֤שׁ) and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 29:2 — (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters (וְהֶחָרָ֥שׁ), and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)
• Hosea 8:6 — For from Israel was it also: the workman (חָרָ֣שׁ) 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 craftsmen (חָרָשִׁ֖ים): they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
• Zechariah 1:20 — And the LORD shewed me four carpenters (חָרָשִֽׁים).