What does חַרְטֹם (ḥarĕṭōm) mean in the Bible?
חַרְטֹם (ḥarĕṭōm): Egyptian magician or astrologer; draws magical diagrams; represents pagan divination opposed to Yahweh's authority
Hebrew · H2748
חַרְטֹם
A horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)
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חַרְטֹם H2748
Pronunciation ḥarĕṭōm
What does חַרְטֹם (ḥarĕṭōm) mean in the Bible?
חַרְטֹם (ḥarĕṭōm): Egyptian magician or astrologer; draws magical diagrams; represents pagan divination opposed to Yahweh's authority
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2748?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the magicians (5), But the magicians (2), and enchanters (1), and magicians (1), enchanters (1).
Where does חַרְטֹם (ḥarĕṭōm) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (7), Daniel (2), Genesis (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the magicians 5× Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 8:18, Exodus 8:19
But the magicians 2× Exodus 7:22, Exodus 8:7
and enchanters 1× Daniel 1:20
and magicians 1× Exodus 7:11
enchanters 1× Daniel 2:2
on [them] 1× Exodus 9:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:8 חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י to the magicians Noun - masculine plural construct Genesis 41:24 הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔ים to the magicians Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 7:11 חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י to and magicians Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 7:22 חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י to But the magicians Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 8:7 הַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ים to But the magicians Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 8:18 הַחַרְטֻמִּ֧ים to The magicians Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 8:19 הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ to the magicians Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 9:11 הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗ים to The magicians Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 9:11 בַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ם to on [them] Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Daniel 1:20 הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ to and enchanters Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 41:8
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 3
Genesis 2 Exodus 7 Daniel 2
Source forms
חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י 3x ḥar·ṭum·mê Genesis 41:8, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 7:22
הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ 2x ha·ḥar·ṭum·mîm Exodus 8:19, Daniel 1:20
בַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ם 1x ba·ḥăr·ṭum·mim Exodus 9:11
הַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ים 1x ha·ḥăr·ṭum·mîm Exodus 8:7
הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔ים 1x ha·ḥar·ṭum·mîm Genesis 41:24
הַחַרְטֻמִּ֧ים 1x ha·ḥar·ṭum·mîm Exodus 8:18
הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗ים 1x ha·ḥar·ṭum·mîm Exodus 9:11
לַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֜ים 1x la·ḥar·ṭum·mîm Daniel 2:2
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 6x Genesis 41:24, Exodus 8:7, Exodus 8:18, Exodus 8:19
Noun - masculine plural construct 3x Genesis 41:8, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 7:22
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Exodus 9:11
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Daniel 2:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Egyptian magician or astrologer; draws magical diagrams; represents pagan divination opposed to Yahweh's authority
Source Gloss
a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Egyptian magician or astrologer; draws magical diagrams; represents pagan divination opposed to Yahweh's authority
a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles) BDB: engraver Usage: magician.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Egyptian court officials who perform magical acts and supernatural feats
Practitioners who replicate Moses' miraculous signs through their own magical power
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
חַרְטֹם is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain