חַרְטֻמִּ֣ין

𐤇𐤓𐤈𐤌𐤉𐤍

charetumin

of the magicians

(Aramaic) the same as חַרְטֹם; {a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)}; magician.

H2749

Daniel 5:11 · Word #22

Lexicon H2749

Lemmaחַרְטֹם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤓𐤈𐤌
Transliterationcharṭôm
Strong'sH2749
In-contextof the magicians

Morphology ANcmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H2749-03

engraving-diviners

Rootחרט (ḥ-r-ṭ)
Core Meaningsengrave, inscribe, carve, cut in, mark out
Semantic Rangecourt magicians, astrologers, sacred scribes, diviners who employ written symbols or incantations
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical narrative (notably Daniel), these figures represent the learned pagan specialists of imperial courts, relying on esoteric inscriptions and occult knowledge in contrast to revealed wisdom from YHWH.
Morphological NotesAramaic noun, common masculine plural absolute (ANcmpa) from חַרְטֹם (charṭôm). The plural ending -ִין (-in) marks masculine plural in Aramaic.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from a root associated with engraving or inscribing, reflecting the practice of marking out magical lines or written formulas. The form חַרְטֻמִּין is masculine plural absolute in Aramaic, so the rendering preserves the plural sense with "diviners" while retaining the root idea through "engraving."

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חרט (engrave, inscribe, carve, cut in, mark out)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2748-01 bacharetumim among the inscriber-magicians
H2747-01 bacheret with the engraving-chisel
H2747-02 becheret with an engraving-tool

Word Usage (5 occurrences of H2749)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Daniel 2:10 חַרְטֹּ֖ם charetom magician
Daniel 2:27 חַרְטֻמִּין֙ charetumin magicians
Daniel 4:4 חַרְטֻמַיָּ/א֙ charetumaya my magicians