Mason
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
(2): ( n.) A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
(3): ( v. t.) To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; - with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [2]
1 Kings 5:17,18 2 Samuel 5:11 Exodus 1:11,14
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
Mason See Arts and Crafts, § 3.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
mā´s ' n : The translation of 4 Hebrew words: (1) אבן גּרש , ḥārash 'ebhen , "graver of stone" ( 2 Samuel 5:11 ); (2) (3) גּדר , gādhar ( 2 Kings 12:12 ), קיר חרשׁ , ḥārash ḳı̄r ( 1 Chronicles 14:1 ), "maker of a wall (or hedge)"; (4) חצב , ḥācabh , "a hewer or digger (of stones)" ( 1 Chronicles 22:2; Ezra 3:7 ). Lebanon still supplies the greater number of skilled masons to Palestine and Syria (see 2 Samuel 5:11 ), those of Shweir being in special repute. See Crafts , II, 8; also Architecture; Building; Gebal; House .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mason'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/mason.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
