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חַרְטֹם H2749

H2749 is the Hebrew word חַרְטֹם, transliterated charṭôm and said khar-tome'. The King James Version most often renders it magicians.

Word: חַרְטֹםTransliteration: charṭômSaid: khar-tome'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) the same as H2748 (חַרְטֹם).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

magicians 4×magician 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: magician.

Verses using חַרְטֹם

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Daniel 2:10 · KJV

The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

Daniel 2:27 · KJV

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

Daniel 4:7 · KJV

Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

Daniel 4:9 · KJV

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

Daniel 5:11 · KJV

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

Common questions

What does Strong's H2749 mean?

H2749 is the Hebrew word חַרְטֹם (charṭôm), meaning {a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)}.

How is H2749 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it magicians (4 times), magician (1 time).

How many times does H2749 appear in the Bible?

חַרְטֹם (charṭôm) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2749 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) the same as H2748 (חַרְטֹם).

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