BDB3188
I. חֶ֫רֶשׁ noun [masculine] as adverb silently, secretly — ׳ מְרַגְּלִים ח Josh 2:1 ( J E ) exploring secretly.
Strong's Lexicon
H2791
H2791 — חֶרֶשׁ
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2791 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חֶרֶשׁ |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | from H2790 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | cheresh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kheh'-resh |
| Meaning: | 1. magical craft 2. also silence |
| KJV Renderings: | cunning, secretly. |
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BDB3192
II. חֶ֫רֶשׁ noun [masculine] magic art, or perhaps magic drug (Aramaic [untranscribed source text 2016] practise magic, חָרָשׁ, [untranscribed source text 2017] magician, [untranscribed source text 2018] incantation, magic art, preparation of magic potion, so Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 2019] one using incantations; [untranscribed source text 2020] incantation, magic; compare perhaps Arabic [untranscribed source text 2021], [untranscribed source text 2022] a medicinal broth given to women in childbed; חֶרֶשׁ perhaps magical drug, see RSJPh xiv. 1885, 125) — only חֲכַם חֲרָשִׁים Isa 3:3 skilled in magic arts, or drugs (|| נְבוֺן לָ֑חַשׁ), ( > others generally = handicraft).
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חרש (gheh’-resh)
Joshua 2:1
- KJV: And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.sent: or, had sentlodged: Heb. lay
- EHCC: two men 0 spy secretly,
1 Chronicles 4:14
- KJV: And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.valley: or, inhabitants of the valleyCharashim: that is, craftsmenHathath…: or, Hathath, and Meonothai, who begat, etc
- EHCC: of the valley of Charashim; (marg. Crafts-
Nehemiah 11:35
- KJV: Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
- EHCC: Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
Isaiah 3:3
- KJV: The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.the honourable…: Heb. a man eminent in countenanceeloquent…: or, skilful of speech
- EHCC: the cunning artificer,