Bible dictionaries
Engraver
What Bible dictionaries say about “Engraver”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Engraver - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
Heb. harash (Ex. 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 (Ex. 28:11, 21, 36; Gen. 38:18).
Engraver - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
ENGRA'VER, n. One who engraves; a cutter of letters, figures or devices, on stone, metal or wood; a sculptor; a carver.
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828Smith’s Bible Dictionary
His chief business was cutting names or devices on rings and seals; the only notices of engraving are in connection with the high priests dress --the two onyx stones, the twelve jewels and the mitre-plate having inscriptions on them. (Exodus 28:11,21,36)
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
The article in Smith