Commentary for Isaiah 3:3
שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וּנְשׂ֣וּא פָנִ֑ים וְיוֹעֵ֛ץ וַחֲכַ֥ם חֲרָשִׁ֖ים וּנְב֥וֹן לָֽחַשׁ׃
The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, And the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter.
Rashi on Isaiah
counsellor One who knows how to intercolate the years and fix the months.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
חכם חרשים The cunning artificer.
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Rashi on Isaiah
skillful craftsman [explained by the Talmud as “wise of the deaf,” meaning that] when he commences [to speak of] words of Torah, all become as deaf [i.e., unable to refute his statement].
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