חַרְטֹםcharṭôm
חַרְטֹם: engraver, writer, only in derived sense of one possessed of occult knowledge, diviner, astrologer, magician
Pronunciation: khar-tome' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2748
Meanings
1. magicians, of Egypt (Genesis 41:8; Genesis 41:24; Exodus 8:3)
2. magicians, of Babylon (Daniel 2:2)
: magician (Daniel 2:10; Daniel 2:27; Daniel 5:11; Daniel 4:4; Daniel 4:6)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 41:8 The next morning Pharaoh was very disturbed by the dreams. So he called for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. When Pharaoh told them his dreams, not one of them could tell him what they meant.
- Genesis 41:24 And the shriveled heads swallowed the seven healthy heads. I told these dreams to the magicians, but no one could tell me what they mean.”
- Exodus 7:11 Then Pharaoh called in his own wise men and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians did the same thing with their magic.
- Exodus 7:22 But again the magicians of Egypt used their magic, and they, too, turned water into blood. So Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted.
- Exodus 8:7 But the magicians were able to do the same thing with their magic. They, too, caused frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 8:18 Pharaoh’s magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. And the gnats covered everyone, people and animals alike.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).