BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2798
cha.ra.shim — (Ge)-harashim
Charashim or Harashim = "valley of craftsmen" a valley near Lydda, a few miles east of Joppa, founded by Joab of Othniel's family Combined with gay (גַּיְא "Ge" H1516K)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Craftsmen, a valley named in 1 Chr. 4:14. In Neh. 11:35 the Hebrew word is rendered “valley of craftsmen” (R.V. marg., Geha-rashim). Nothing is known of it.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
