Carving. The arts of carving and engraving were much in request in the construction of both the Tabernacle and the Temple, Exo_31:5; Exo_35:33; 1Ki_6:18; 1Ki_6:35; Psa_74:6, as well as in the ornamentation of the priestly dresses. Exo_28:9-36; 2Ch_2:7; 2Ch_2:14; Zec_3:9.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
karv?ing: Carving, or engraving, was extensively used among the peoples of Bible lands. There were no materials used in the arts which were not subjected to the graver's skill. Carved objects of wood, stone, ivory, clay, bronze, gold, silver and glass discovered today show how skillful the ancient carvers were. Carving was principally done in bas-relief, although Exo_28:11 shows that incised lines were also used. The signets and scarabs are examples of this class of carving. Several Hebrew words have been translated ?carved? in the King James Version. Peṣel or peṣı̄l is found in Jdg_18:18; 2Ch_33:7, 2Ch_33:22; 2Ch_34:3, 2Ch_34:1; ḥāḳah in 1Ki_6:35. The translation ?graven? appears in the Revised Version (British and American) of all these passages. In 1Ki_6:29, 1Ki_6:32, 1Ki_6:35, ḳāla‛ appears; in 1Ki_6:18, 1Ki_6:32, miḳla‛ath; in 1Ki_6:29 and Psa_74:6, pittūaḥ; in Exo_31:5; Exo_35:33, ḥărōsheth (see CARPENTER); ḥăṭūbhāh in Pro_7:16 is better translated ?striped? as in the Revised Version (British and American). For further notes on carving, see CRAFTS.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.