חֹשֵׁב / רֹקֵם / אֹרֵג
Properly, to plait or interpenetrate , i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate ; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think , regard , value , compute · to variegate color, i.e. embroider ; by implication, to fabricate · to plait or weave
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חָשַׁב H2803 properly, to plait or interpenetrate , i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate ; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think , regard , value , compute
רָקַם H7551 to variegate color, i.e. embroider ; by implication, to fabricate
אָרַג H707 to plait or weave
What does חֹשֵׁב / רֹקֵם / אֹרֵג (choshev / roqem / oreg) mean in the Bible?
חָשַׁב · רָקַם · אָרַג is a Hebrew word meaning "designer, embroiderer, weaver".
Full entry for חֹשֵׁב / רֹקֵם / אֹרֵג (H2803, H7551, H707) · Browse the biblical lexicon
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