Smith — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Worker in metals; a blacksmith. The earliest metalworker mentioned in the Bible is Tubal-cain (Gn 4:22). The term covers metalworkers of all kinds: copper, bronze, iron, silver, and gold. Silversmiths are mentioned in Judges 17:4 and Acts 19:24. Ironsmiths were rare or even nonexistent in Israel up to the time of Samuel, and the Israelites had to go to the Philistine smiths to have their iron tools sharpened (1 Sm 13:19). In the days of the kings, Israelite smiths were active and were subsequently taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kgs 24:14-16; Jer 24:1; 29:2). Details of the work of the smith are given in several accounts (Prv 25:4; Is 44:12; 54:16). The smiths mentioned in Zechariah 1:20 are probably ironsmiths or blacksmiths.

Show passage in OET: GEN 4:22

OET-RV GEN 4:22

22 Tsilah gave birth to Tuval -Kayin who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. His sister was named Na’amah.

OET-LV GEN 4:22

22 And_Tsillāh also she she _bore DOM Tūⱱal- Qayin/(Cain) a _sharpener _of every _of worker _of bronze and_iron and_sister _of Tūⱱal- Qayin/(Cain) Naˊₐmāh.

Show passage in OET: JDG 17:4

OET-RV JDG 17:4

4 So after the money had been returned, his mother gave two hundred silver coins to a silversmith. He made a carved figure and one cast from a mould, and they were placed in Mikah’s house.

OET-LV JDG 17:4

4 And_he _brought _back DOM the_silver to_mother _of_his and_ his/its_mother _she/it _took two _hundred silver and_she_gave _it to_silversmith and_he_made _it a _carved _image and_a _molten _image and_he/it _was in_house _of Mīkāhū.

Show passage in OET: ACT 19:24

OET-RV ACT 19:24

24 A silversmith named Demetrios made little silver shrines of Artemis and this business brought a tidy profit to the local craftsmen.

OET-LV ACT 19:24

24 For/Because a_certain silversmith by_the_name Daʸmaʸtrios, making temples silver of _Artemis, was _bringing _about no little business to _the craftsmen,

Show passage in OET: SA1 13:19

OET-RV SA1 13:19

19 At that time, there were no blacksmiths in Yisrael (Israel) because the Pelishtim didn’t want the Israelis to be able to make swords or spears,

OET-LV SA1 13:19

19 And_a _craftsman not he _was _found in_all _of the _land _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) if/because they _said the_Pəlishtiy lest the_ˊIⱱrī/(Hebrews) they _should _make a _sword or a _spear.

Show passage in OET: KI2 24:14–16

OET-RV KI2 24:14

14 Then all the army leaders and officials, and all the craftsmen and blacksmiths from Yerushalem (some ten thousand people) were taken into exile, leaving only the poorer people behind.

OET-RV KI2 24:15

15 King Yehoyakin was exiled from Yerushalem to Bavel (Babylon), along with his mother and wives, his officials,

OET-RV KI2 24:16

16 seven thousand top soldiers, and a thousand skilled craftsmen and blacksmiths—leaving no one behind to fight or make weapons.

OET-LV KI2 24:14

14 And_he _took _into _exile DOM all _of Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_DOM all _of the_officials and_DOM all _of the _mighty_men_of (the)_strength ten _of thousand(s) exile[s] and_all (the)_craftsman and_(the)_smith not except the _poor _people _of the _people _of the_earth/land anyone _was _left.

OET-LV KI2 24:15

15 And_he _took _into _exile DOM Yəhōyākīn/(Jehoiachin) to_Bāⱱel and_DOM the _mother _of the_king and_DOM the _wives _of the_king and_DOM his/its_officials and_DOM the _leaders _of the_earth/land he _led _away exile[s] from_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) to_Bāⱱel.

OET-LV KI2 24:16

16 And_DOM all _of the _men _of (the)_strength seven _of thousand(s) and_the_craftsman and_the_smith one _thousand (the)_everyone were_warriors makers _of war and_he/it _brought_them the _king _of Bāⱱel exile[s] to_Bāⱱel.

Show passage in OET: JER 24:1

OET-RV JER 24:1

24 ⇔After the Babylonian King Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar) had carried away Yehoyakin, son of Yehudah’s (Judah’s) King Yehoyakim, as well as Yehudah’s officials and Yerushalem’s (Jerusalem’s) craftsmen and metalsmiths, and had taken them to Bavel (Babylon), Yahweh showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of his temple.

OET-LV JER 24:1

24 He_showed _me YHWH and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE two _of baskets _of figs were_set to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _temple _of YHWH after Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the _king _of Bāⱱel took _into _exile DOM Yəkon^yāh/(Jeconiah) the _son _of Yəhōyāqīm/(Jehoiakim) the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_DOM the _officials _of Yəhūdāh and_DOM the_craftsman and_DOM the_smith from_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_he_brought _them Bāⱱel.

Show passage in OET: JER 29:2

OET-RV JER 29:2

2 after the removal from Yerushalem of King Yekaneyah and the queen mother, the court officials and the leaders of Yehudah (Judah) and Yerushalem, plus the craftsmen and the metalsmiths.

OET-LV JER 29:2

2 After Yəkon^yāh/(Jeconiah) the_king and_the_queen-mother and_the_court-officials the _officials _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_the_craftsman and_the_smith went _out from_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem).

Show passage in OET: PRO 25:4

OET-RV PRO 25:4

4 Remove the dross from silver,
⇔ → and then a container comes from the silversmith’s hands.

OET-LV PRO 25:4

4 Remove dross(es) from_silver and_he/it _went _out for_metalsmith a _vessel.

Show passage in OET: ISA 44:12

OET-RV ISA 44:12

12 The blacksmith takes a tool and works on the iron over the coals.
⇔ ≈ He hammers it with his strong arm to form it into shape.
⇔ But then he gets hungry and feels weaker.
⇔ ≈ If he doesn’t drink water, he’ll feel exhausted.

OET-LV ISA 44:12