Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
magician
Usage: magician, magician-astrologer Aramaic of char.tom (חַרְטֹם "magician" H2748)
Strong's Number
H2749
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
1
Strong's H2749 Quick Answer
Strong's H2749 חַרטּוֹם (chartom) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chartom (khar-tome') n-m. 1. magician [(Aramaic) the same as H2748] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include magicians and magician. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chartom (khar-tome') n-m. 1. magician [(Aramaic) the same as H2748]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- magicians and magician
Meaning and Definition
chartom (khar-tome') n-m. 1. magician [(Aramaic) the same as H2748] Root(s): H2748
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2749. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2749 Is Translated
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.
magicians
Daniel 2:27
4×
magician
Daniel 2:10
How Strong's H2749 Usage Compares
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.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2749 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2749 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2749.
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2749, grouped by book.
Daniel 5 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H2749 FAQ
What does chartom (חַרְטֹם) mean?
Chartom (Strong's H2749) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "magician". chartom (khar-tome') n-m. 1. magician [(Aramaic) the same as H2748]
How many times is chartom (חַרְטֹם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H2749 across 1 book.
Where can I study chartom (חַרְטֹם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2749 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chartom (חַרְטֹם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as magicians and magician. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.