1) diviner, magician, astrologer
1a) engraver, writer (only in derivative sense of one possessed of occult knowledge)
Aramaic equivalent: char.tom (חַרְטֹם "magician" H2749)
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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from the same as H2747 (חֶרֶט); a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)
KJV glosses: magician.
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How translators render H2748
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the magicians
5
but the magicians
2
and enchanters
1
and magicians
1
enchanters
1
on them
1
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and the magicians
4
for all the magicians
1
now the magicians
1
than all the magicians
1
the magicians
1
then the magicians
1
unto the magicians
1
was upon the magicians
1
Verses containing H2748
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In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
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