Greek · Strong’s G5482
χάραξ
chárax
akin to G1125 (γράφω) through the idea of scratching); a stake, i.e. (by implication) a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege)
Derivation:
from (to sharpen to a point;
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Times used
0
Old Testament
1
New Testament
Verses
Words derived from it
- G5480χάραγμα cháragmaa scratch or etching, i.e. stamp (as a badge of servitude), or scupltured figure (statue)
- G5481χαρακτήρ charaktḗra graver (the tool or the person), i.e. (by implication) engraving (("character"), the figure stamped, i.e. an exact cop
- G5489χάρτης chártēsa sheet ("chart") of writing-material (as to be scribbled over)
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.