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חָרָשׁ — 2 Kings 24:14 skilled craftspeople

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SEMANTIC_USAGE_OCCURRENCEUSAGE_H2796_2KI_24_14
Curation State
CURATED
Release Introduced
v45
Language
Hebrew
Lemma
חָרָשׁ
Strong Id
H2796
Lemma Keys
[
    "חָרָשׁ",
    "H2796"
]
Evidence Layers
[
    {
        "id": "BIBLICAL_HEBREW_GREEK",
        "role": "textual_corpus"
    }
]
Source Ids
[
    "SRC_OSHB_WLC",
    "SRC_KJV1769"
]
Source Reference
2 Kings 24:14
Date Range
{
    "label": "Biblical Hebrew textual context; composition/redaction date varies by book",
    "certainty": "broad"
}
Original Language
Hebrew
Attested Form
הֶחָרָשׁ
Original Excerpt
וְכָל־הֶחָרָשׁ וְהַמַּסְגֵּר
Translation
{
    "text": "all the craftsmen and smiths",
    "responsibility": "Berean Archive working context translation; used only for the semantic-usage record.",
    "alignment_note": "Context-level evidence only; this record does not create a new translation-token alignment."
}
Semantic Domains
[
    {
        "id": "occupational_trade",
        "role": "primary",
        "classification": "documented fact",
        "rationale": "The noun identifies skilled craft workers as a social/occupational group."
    },
    {
        "id": "political_governmental",
        "role": "secondary",
        "classification": "strong evidence",
        "rationale": "Their deportation is described as part of an imperial policy affecting Jerusalem’s skilled population."
    }
]
Evidence Strength
DIRECT_ATTESTATION
Context Summary
The verse enumerates skilled workers among those removed from Jerusalem.
Evidence Boundary
The precise range of trades covered by חָרָשׁ varies; the occurrence clearly places the group among skilled craftspeople.
Scripture Reference
{
    "book": "2KI",
    "chapter": 24,
    "verse": "14",
    "edition": "wlc-oshb"
}