What does חָרָשׁ (ḥārāš) mean in the Bible?
חָרָשׁ (ḥārāš): Skilled craftsman whose work requires both technical mastery and deliberate fabrication of durable material objects.
Hebrew · H2796
חָרָשׁ
A fabricator or any material
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חָרָשׁ H2796
Pronunciation ḥārāš
What does חָרָשׁ (ḥārāš) mean in the Bible?
חָרָשׁ (ḥārāš): Skilled craftsman whose work requires both technical mastery and deliberate fabrication of durable material objects.
Full entry for חָרָשׁ (H2796) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2796?
The BSB source-word alignment has 36 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and carpenters (3), craftsmen (3), of a craftsman (3), the craftsmen (3), The craftsman (2).
Where does חָרָשׁ (ḥārāš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (8), 1 Chronicles (5), 2 Kings (4), Jeremiah (4).
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 and carpenters 3× 1 Chronicles 14:1, 2 Chronicles 24:12, Ezra 3:7
craftsmen 3× 2 Kings 24:16, 1 Chronicles 4:14, Zechariah 1:20
of a craftsman 3× Deuteronomy 27:15, Jeremiah 10:3, Jeremiah 10:9
the craftsmen 3× 2 Kings 24:14, 1 Chronicles 29:5, Jeremiah 29:2
The craftsman 2× Isaiah 41:7, Isaiah 54:16
to the carpenters 2× 2 Kings 22:6, 2 Chronicles 34:11
a craftsman 1× Hosea 8:6
an engraver 1× Exodus 38:23
and stonemasons 1× 2 Samuel 5:11
and the craftsmen 1× Jeremiah 24:1
as engravers 1× Exodus 35:35
blacksmith 1× 1 Samuel 13:19
carpenters 1× 2 Samuel 5:11
craftsman 1× Isaiah 40:20
cutter 1× Exodus 28:11
for the craftsmen 1× Isaiah 44:11
masons 1× 1 Chronicles 22:15
of craftsmen 1× Hosea 13:2
skilled 1× Ezekiel 21:31
stonemasons 1× 1 Chronicles 14:1
that a craftsman 1× Isaiah 40:19
The blacksmith 1× Isaiah 44:12
the carpenters 1× 2 Kings 12:11
the makers 1× Isaiah 45:16
The woodworker 1× Isaiah 44:13
workers 1× 2 Chronicles 24:12
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:11 חָרַשׁ֮ to cutter Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 35:35 חָרָ֣שׁ׀ to as engravers Noun - masculine singular Exodus 38:23 חָרָ֣שׁ to an engraver Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 27:15 חָרָ֖שׁ to of a craftsman Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 13:19 וְחָרָשׁ֙ to blacksmith Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 5:11 וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י to carpenters Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 2 Samuel 5:11 וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י to and stonemasons Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 2 Kings 12:11 לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י to the carpenters Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct 2 Kings 22:6 לֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים to to the carpenters Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2 Kings 24:14 הֶחָרָ֖שׁ to the craftsmen Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 28:11
Aligned rows 36
Books represented 13
Exodus 3 Deuteronomy 1 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 2 2 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 3 Ezra 1 Isaiah 8 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 2 Zechariah 1
Source forms
חָרָ֖שׁ 3x ḥā·rāš Deuteronomy 27:15, Jeremiah 10:3, Jeremiah 10:9
וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י 2x wə·ḥā·rā·šê 2 Samuel 5:11, 1 Chronicles 14:1
חָרָ֣שׁ 2x ḥā·rāš Exodus 38:23, Hosea 8:6
חָרָ֔שׁ 2x ḥā·rāš Isaiah 40:19, Isaiah 54:16
חָרָשֵׁ֖י 2x ḥā·rā·šê Isaiah 45:16, Ezekiel 21:31
לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י 2x lə·ḥā·rā·šê 2 Kings 12:11, 2 Chronicles 24:12
הֶחָרָ֖שׁ 1x he·ḥā·rāš 2 Kings 24:14
הֶחָרָ֤שׁ 1x he·ḥā·rāš Jeremiah 24:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 10x Exodus 35:35, Exodus 38:23, Deuteronomy 27:15, Isaiah 40:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 5x 2 Samuel 5:11, 1 Chronicles 14:1, 1 Chronicles 22:15
Noun - masculine plural 4x 1 Chronicles 4:14, 1 Chronicles 29:5, Hosea 13:2, Zechariah 1:20
Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Exodus 28:11, Isaiah 44:12, Isaiah 44:13
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 24:14, Jeremiah 24:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2x 2 Chronicles 24:12, Isaiah 44:11
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 24:16, Jeremiah 29:2
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Isaiah 45:16, Ezekiel 21:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Skilled craftsman whose work requires both technical mastery and deliberate fabrication of durable material objects.
Source Gloss
a fabricator or any material
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Skilled craftsman whose work requires both technical mastery and deliberate fabrication of durable material objects.
a fabricator or any material BDB: graver Usage: artificer, ( ) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, mason, skilful, ( ) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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