Lexicon
חֲרֹ֫שֶׁת
cha.ro.shet
H2799
H:N-F Hebrew

carving

4
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

cha.ro.shet denotes carving work, specifically in connection with stone and wood.

The attested use concerns carving as a craft activity connected with stone and wood, with both occurrences presenting the noun in a construct relationship within descriptions of skilled work.

Senses in use

  1. Carving in skilled stone and wood work · dominant

    Both occurrences use the feminine singular construct form in clauses about stone and wood work. In Exodus 31:5 the APB renders “the carving of stone for setting” and “the carving of wood”; in Exodus 35:33 it renders cutting stone and carving wood within “every kind of design.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the craft context with “carving” in Exodus 31:5, while Exodus 35:33 varies the surrounding English as cutting stone and carving wood. These expressions indicate the clause context rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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