HebrewH2749Noun (Masculine)

חַרְטֹם

char.tom

3Occurrences
H2749Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

{a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)}

(Aramaic) the same as H2748 (חַרְטֹם)

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
magician, magician-astrologer Aramaic of char.tom (*חַרְטֹם *"magician" H2748)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

A:N-M

Full Description

A:N-M

Occurrences

חַרְטֹם appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Daniel
3

Key Passages

Daniel 2:10BSB

The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.

Daniel 2:27BSB

Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.

Daniel 5:11BSB

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods.Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,

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