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wuÌ‚r´kẽr, wuÌ‚rk´fel-oÌ„, wuÌ‚rk´man (חרש×, hÌ£aÌ„raÌ„sh, פּעל, pā‛al; ἐÏγαÌτης, ergaÌteÌ„s, συνεÏγοÌÏ‚, sunergoÌs): “Worker†(artificer) is the translation of hÌ£aÌ„raÌ„sh, “to cut in†(, “a worker in brassâ€), and of hÌ£aÌ„raÌ„sh, “artificer,†etc. (); “workers of stone,†rendered “workman,†“workmen†(; ; , , “artificerâ€; ); ‛aÌ„sah, “to work,†is translated “workers†of iniquity (, “them that work unrighteousnessâ€); ‛aÌ„sah melaÌ„'khaÌ„h, “to do work†(, , “workmen,†“them that did the workâ€; ; , etc.; ); 'anesheÌ„ melaÌ„'khaÌ„h, “men of work†(, “workmen,†“them that did the workâ€); ‛aÌ„meÌ„l, “working,†“toiling†(, “put ... her right hand to the workmen's hammerâ€); pā‛al, “to act,†“do,†when translated “workers,†is joined with “iniquity,†“workers of iniquity†(; , ; ; ; , etc.; ; ); ergateÌ„s, “worker,†is translated “workman†(, “laborerâ€; ; ), “workers†(of iniquity) (), “deceitful workers†(), “evil workers†(); duÌnamis, “power,†is translated “(workers of) miracles†( margin, the Revised Version (British and American) “powersâ€); sunergeÌoÌ„, “to work with†(, “working together with himâ€).
Workfellow is the translation of sunergos, “joint or fellow-worker†(; ).
Workmaster occurs in Ecclesiasticus 38:27, as the translation of architeÌktoÌ„n.
For “of (“withâ€) cunning work†(, ; , ; , ; , ), the American Standard Revised Version has “the work of the skillful workman,†the English Revised Version “of the cunning workmanâ€; instead of “I was by him as one brought up (with him)†(), the Revised Version (British and American) has “I was by him as a master workman.