cha.ra.shim is a proper place-name in a genealogical notice, associated in the verse with artificers.

The attested use is a proper place-name in a genealogical notice: 1 Chronicles 4:14 names the valley of Ge-harashim and then notes that “they were artificers.”

1. Place-name in a genealogical notice · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 4:14, the Proper noun occurs in the phrase naming “the valley of Ge-harashim” within the line tracing Joab's descent. The APB renders the verse with the further statement, “for they were artificers,”.

   1 Chronicles 4:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 4:14, the APB presents the term in “the valley of Ge-harashim” and separately adds “for they were artificers.” The specific contribution of the name beyond its place-name use cannot be isolated further.