חָרָשׁ

Exodus 28:11 חָרַשׁ֮ an engraver of

Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.

Exodus 35:35 חָרָ֣שׁ׀ an engraver

He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.

Here: A worker in hard materials: stone, metal, wood. In this project that means engraving gemstones (28:11), casting and carving. 'Engraver' is one part of a wider trade.

Exodus 38:23 חָרָ֣שׁ an engraver

With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.

Deuteronomy 27:15 חָרָ֖שׁ a craftsman

‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

Here: A skilled worker in wood, stone or metal. The 'god' is something an artisan made at a workbench.

1 Samuel 13:19 וְחָרָשׁ֙ and a craftsman

And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”

2 Samuel 5:11 וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י and craftsmen of

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

Here: Skilled artisans who work a material: wood, stone or metal. The word points to specialist expertise, which Tyre had and Israel apparently lacked.

2 Kings 12:11 לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י to [the] craftsmen of

Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,

2 Kings 22:6 לֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים to the craftsmen

to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.

2 Kings 24:14 הֶחָרָ֖שׁ <the> craftsman

He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.

Here: A skilled worker in wood, stone or metal. The singular with 'all' is collective: every craftsman. These were the people who built, repaired and armed a city.

2 Kings 24:16 וְהֶחָרָ֤שׁ and the craftsman

The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.

1 Chronicles 4:14 חֲרָשִׁ֖ים craftsmen

Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.

1 Chronicles 14:1 וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י וְחָרָשֵׁ֖י and craftsmen of

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.

1 Chronicles 22:15 וְחָרָשֵׁ֥י and craftsmen of

You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—

1 Chronicles 29:5 חָרָשִׁ֑ים craftsmen

for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who is willing to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”

Here: Skilled workers in metal, wood or stone. These are the people who will turn the raw gold and silver into the temple's fittings.

2 Chronicles 24:12 וְחָרָשִׁ֔ים לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י and craftsmen, <to> craftsmen of

Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 34:11 לֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙ to the craftsmen

They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.

Ezra 3:7 וְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑ים and to the craftsmen

They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.

Nehemiah 11:35 הַחֲרָשִֽׁים׃ the craftsmen

Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.

Isaiah 40:19 חָרָ֔שׁ a craftsman

To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?

Here: A general skilled worker in metal, wood or stone. He is the grammatical subject of 'poured', and his naming makes the point: a human tradesman produced this 'god'.

Isaiah 40:20 חָרָ֤שׁ a craftsman

One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.

Here: A skilled worker in wood, metal or stone. The god's existence depends on hiring one.

Isaiah 41:7 חָרָשׁ֙ a craftsman

The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.

Isaiah 44:11 וְחָרָשִׁ֥ים and craftsmen

Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.

Here: 'And the craftsmen': skilled workers in metal, wood or stone. Verses 12–13 go on to show exactly these men at the forge and the carpenter's bench.

Isaiah 44:12 חָרַ֤שׁ a craftsman of

The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.

Isaiah 44:13 חָרַ֣שׁ a craftsman of

The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.

Isaiah 45:16 חָרָשֵׁ֖י craftsmen of

They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.

Here: 'Craftsmen of.' These are skilled workers in wood, metal or stone. Here they are the professional makers of cult statues, the same 'craftsmen' Isaiah mocks in 40:19–20, 41:7 and 44:11–13.

Isaiah 54:16 חָרָ֔שׁ a craftsman

Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.

Jeremiah 10:3 חָרָ֖שׁ a craftsman

For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.

Here: A skilled tradesman in wood, metal or stone. A hired worker, not a priest or a seer.

Jeremiah 10:9 חָרָ֖שׁ a craftsman

Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.

Jeremiah 24:1 הֶחָרָ֤שׁ the craftsman

After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.

Here: 'The craftsman'. The singular stands for the whole group. It covers skilled workers in wood, stone or metal, not only carpenters.

Jeremiah 29:2 וְהֶחָרָ֥שׁ and the craftsman

(This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)

Ezekiel 21:31 חָרָשֵׁ֖י craftsmen of

I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction.

Hosea 8:6 חָרָ֣שׁ a craftsman

For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.

Hosea 13:2 חָרָשִׁ֖ים craftsmen

Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”

Here: Metalworkers and woodworkers. It echoes 8:6: "a craftsman made it; it is not God." A thing a tradesman can make cannot be the Creator.

Zechariah 1:20 חָרָשִֽׁים׃ craftsmen

Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.