King James Bible Dictionary

ENGRA'VE, verb transitive preterit tense engraved; participle passive engraved or engraven.

Literally, to scratch or scrape. Hence,

1. To cut, as metals, stones or other hard substances, with a chisel or graver; to cut figures, letters or devices, on stone or metal; to mark by incision.

Thou shalt engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. Exodus 28:11.

2. To picture or represent by incisions.

3. To imprint; to impress deeply; to infix.

Let the laws of God and the principles of morality be engraved on the minds in early years.

4. To bury; to deposit in the grave; to inter; to inhume. [Not now used.]

ENGRA'VED

ENGRA'VEMENT, noun engraved work; act of engraving.

ENGRA'VEN, participle passive Cut or marked, as with a chisel or graver; imprinted; deeply impressed.

Heb. harash (Exodus 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 (Exodus 28:11, 21, 36; Genesis 38:18).

His chief business was cutting names or devices on rings and seals; the only notices of engraving are in connection with the high priest's dress

the two onyx stones, the twelve jewels and the mitre-plate having inscriptions on them. (Exodus 28:11,21,36)

ENGRA'VER, noun One who engraves; a cutter of letters, figures or devices, on stone, metal or wood; a sculptor; a carver.

ENGRA'VERY, noun The work of an engraver. [Little used.]