Bible Dictionary
Artificer
An artificer was a skilled worker or craftsman engaged in manual occupation. Biblical examples include workers in metal and other forms of craftsmanship.
Definition
An artificer was a person engaged in a manual occupation or skilled craft. The term therefore includes workers whose livelihood involved practical handwork.
Biblical Usage
The word is used of people engaged in manual occupations, including the crafts associated with the descendants of Cain and with Jerusalem’s skilled officials.
Historical Background
Artificers belonged to the working crafts and occupations represented in biblical society.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A person engaged in any kind of manual occupation (Gen. 4:22; Isa. 3:3).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ar-tif'-i-ser. See CRAFTS.</p>