HebrewH5173Noun (Masculine)
נַ֫חַשׁ
na.chash
“divination”
2Occurrences
H5173Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
an incantation or augury
from H5172 (נָחַשׁ);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
divination, enchantment
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
נַ֫חַשׁ appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Numbers
2
Key Passages
Numbers 23:23BSB
For there is no spell against Jacoband no divination against Israel.It will now be said of Jacob and Israel,‘What great things God has done!’
Numbers 24:1BSB
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
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