Strong's Hebrew #2748 - חַרְטֹם chartom (an engraver)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance magician From the same as cheret; a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles) -- magician. see HEBREW cheret Englishman's Concordance 1) diviner, magician, astrologer 1a) engraver, writer (only in derivative sense of one possessed of occult knowledge) Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from the same as H2747 Same Word by TWOT Number: 738b Brown-Driver-Briggs [חַרְטֹם] noun masculineExodus 7:22 engraver, writer, only in derived sense of one possessed of occult knowledge, diviner, astrologer, magician (probably = ם + חֶרֶט, see Di Ol§ 216, 5 Sta§§ 295, 327 a) **the fact that the word is always applied to Egyptian magicians, except Daniel 2:2 (late), suggests Egyptian origin, but no agreement among Egyptologists: HarkavyJas., 1870, Mars-Avril, 169 proposes χαρ, speak + tum, hidden = teller of hidden things; WiedSamml 44 thinks Hebrew word perhaps imitating an Egyptian cher-‰em-t, he who holds the book; FC Cook'Speaker's' Comm. i. 279 proposes cher-tum = bearer of sacred words. — only plural absolute חַרְטֻמִּים Genesis 41:24 4t.; חַרְטֻמִּם Exodus 8:15; Exodus 9:11; construct חַרְטֻמֵּי Genesis 41:8 2t.; — 1 magicians of Egypt Genesis 41:8 (E; "" חֲכָמִים), Genesis 41:24 (E), Exodus 8:3; Exodus 8:14; Exodus 8:15; Exodus 7:11 ("" חֲכָמִים, מְכַשְּׁפִים), Exodus 7:22; Exodus 9:11 (twice in verse) (all P). 2 magicians of Babylon Daniel 2:2 ("" אַשָּׁפִים, מְכַשְּׁפִים, כַּשְׂדִּים). II. חרט (√ of following; relation to I. חרט obscure). חַרְטֹם noun masculine magician (Biblical Hebrew id quod, √ I. חרט); — absolute Daniel 2:10; plural absolute חַרְטֻמִּין Daniel 2:27; Daniel 5:11; מַּיָא- Daniel 4:4,6. Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 2748. חַרְטֹם (chartom) — 11 OccurrencesGenesis 41:8 Genesis 41:24 Exodus 7:11 Exodus 7:22 Exodus 8:7 Exodus 8:18 Exodus 8:19 Exodus 9:11 Exodus 9:11 Daniel 1:20 Daniel 2:2 |