Chartom means “magician” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G2748 — kedron (“Cedron”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H2748 חַרטּוֹם (chartom) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chartom (khar-tome') n-m. 1. a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles) [from the same as H2747] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include magicians. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
chartom (khar-tome') n-m. 1. a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles) [from the same as H2747] KJV: magician. Root(s): H2747
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magician
Usage: 1) diviner, magician, astrologer 1a) engraver, writer (only in derivative sense of one possessed of occult knowledge) Aramaic equivalent: char.tom (חַרְטֹם "magician" H2749)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chartom, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2748.
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2748, grouped by book.
Chartom (Strong's H2748) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "magician". chartom (khar-tome') n-m. 1. a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles) [from the same as H2747]
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H2748 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2748 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as magicians. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.