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Strong's H2796 חָרָשׁ (charash)

Charash means “artificer” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2796 — kinesis (“moving”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2796
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 33
Books 13

Strong's H2796 Quick Answer

Strong's H2796 חָרָשׁ (charash) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. charash (khaw-rawsh') n-m. 1. a fabricator or any material [from H2790] It has 33 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include carpenters, engraver, any, artificers, and carpenter. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
charash (khaw-rawsh') n-m. 1. a fabricator or any material [from H2790]
Usage
33 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
carpenters, engraver, any, artificers, and carpenter

Meaning and Definition

charash (khaw-rawsh') n-m. 1. a fabricator or any material [from H2790] KJV: artificer, (+) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, + mason, skilful, (+) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought. Root(s): H2790

Original Word
חָרָשׁ
Transliteration
charash
Derivation
Root: חרשׁ First root strongs: 2790
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2796. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2796 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render charash, 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.

carpenters 2 Samuel 5:11 any Exodus 35:35 artificers 1 Chronicles 29:5 carpenter Isaiah 41:7 engraver Exodus 28:11 makers Isaiah 45:16

How Strong's H2796 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 33 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2796 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 H2796 in the Old Testament

33 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 28:11 KJV

With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

Exodus 35:35 KJV

Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

Exodus 38:23 KJV

And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.

Usage Excerpts

First 33 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2796.

Exodus 28:11 Old Testament, KJV
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
Exodus 35:35 Old Testament, KJV
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
Exodus 38:23 Old Testament, KJV
And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
Deuteronomy 27:15 Old Testament, KJV
Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
1 Samuel 13:19 Old Testament, KJV
Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
2 Samuel 5:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
2 Kings 12:11 Old Testament, KJV
And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,
2 Kings 22:6 Old Testament, KJV
Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
2 Kings 24:14 Old Testament, KJV
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
2 Kings 24:16 Old Testament, KJV
And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
1 Chronicles 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
1 Chronicles 14:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
1 Chronicles 22:15 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
1 Chronicles 29:5 Old Testament, KJV
The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
2 Chronicles 24:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 34:11 Old Testament, KJV
Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
Ezra 3:7 Old Testament, KJV
They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
Isaiah 40:19 Old Testament, KJV
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Isaiah 40:20 Old Testament, KJV
He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
Isaiah 41:7 Old Testament, KJV
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
Isaiah 44:11 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
Isaiah 44:12 Old Testament, KJV
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
Isaiah 44:13 Old Testament, KJV
The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
Isaiah 45:16 Old Testament, KJV
They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
Isaiah 54:16 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
Jeremiah 10:3 Old Testament, KJV
For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
Jeremiah 10:9 Old Testament, KJV
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
Jeremiah 24:1 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
Jeremiah 29:2 Old Testament, KJV
(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)
Ezekiel 21:31 Old Testament, KJV
And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy.
Hosea 8:6 Old Testament, KJV
For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
Hosea 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
Zechariah 1:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2796, grouped by book.

Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2796 FAQ

What does charash (חָרָשׁ) mean?

Charash (Strong's H2796) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "artificer". charash (khaw-rawsh') n-m. 1. a fabricator or any material [from H2790]

How many times is charash (חָרָשׁ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 33 linked usages for Strong's H2796 across 13 books.

Where can I study charash (חָרָשׁ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2796 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate charash (חָרָשׁ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as carpenters, engraver, any, artificers, carpenter, and makers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.