Heb. harash ( Exodus 35:35 ; 38:23 ) means properly an artificer in wood, stone, or metal. The chief business of the engraver was cutting names or devices on rings and seals and signets ( Exodus 28:11 Exodus 28:21 Exodus 28:36 ; Genesis 38:18 ).

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.