חַרְטֹם
char.tom
“magician”
Definition
a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)
from the same as H2747 (חֶרֶט);
- diviner, magician, astrologer 1a) engraver, writer (only in derivative sense of one possessed of occult knowledge) Aramaic equivalent: char.tom (*חַרְטֹם *"magician" H2749)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
חַרְטֹם appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.
But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
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