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חָרָשׁ
chârâsh · Hebrew · Strong's H2796 · 36 occurrences
The KJV renders 4 different Hebrew words as “skilful”
What it means
a fabricator or any material
from H2790 (חָרַשׁ);
How the KJV renders it
artificer, craftsman, engraver, maker, skilful, worker, workman, such as wrought
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“worker”
“maker”
also renders dēmiourgós (G1217), pôʻal (H6467)
“workman”
also renders châshab (H2803), ʻâmêl (H6001)
“artificer”
also renders chôrêsh (H2794)
“craftsman”
also renders technítēs (G5079)
Where it appears
36 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 33 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 4:14 · HNcmpa
Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.
1 Chronicles 14:1 · HC/Ncmpc
Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
1 Chronicles 22:15 · HC/Ncmpc
There are also workmen with you in abundance—cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all kinds of men who are skillful in every kind of work;
1 Chronicles 29:5 · HNcmpa
of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be made by the hands of artisans. Who then offers willingly to consecrate himself today to Yahweh?”
1 Samuel 13:19 · HC/Ncmsa
Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;
2 Chronicles 24:12 · HC/Ncmpa
The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of Yahweh’s house. They hired masons and carpenters to restore Yahweh’s house, and also those who worked iron and bronze to repair Yahweh’s house.
2 Chronicles 34:11 HRd/Ncmpa2 Kings 12:11 HR/Ncmpc2 Kings 22:6 HRd/Ncmpa2 Kings 24:14 HTd/Ncmsa2 Kings 24:16 HC/Td/Ncmsa2 Samuel 5:11 HC/NcmpcDeuteronomy 27:15 HNcmsaExodus 28:11 HNcmscExodus 35:35 HNcmsaExodus 38:23 HNcmsaEzekiel 21:31 HNcmpcEzra 3:7 HC/Rd/NcmpaHosea 8:6 HNcmsaHosea 13:2 HNcmpaIsaiah 40:19 HNcmsaIsaiah 40:20 HNcmsaIsaiah 41:7 HNcmsaIsaiah 44:11 HC/NcmpaIsaiah 44:12 HNcmscIsaiah 44:13 HNcmscIsaiah 45:16 HNcmpcIsaiah 54:16 HNcmsaJeremiah 10:3 HNcmsaJeremiah 10:9 HNcmsaJeremiah 24:1 HTd/NcmsaJeremiah 29:2 HC/Td/NcmsaZechariah 1:20 HNcmpa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.