קֶ֫סֶם

qe.semNoun (Masculine)H7081

divination

From: from H7080 (קָסַם);

Short Definition

a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. divination, witchcraft 1a) of the nations, Balaam 1b) of false prophets 1c) in a good sense (king's lips as oracles)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

9 times

Appears 9 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezk
2
Numbers
2
1 Samuel
1
2 Kings
1
Deuteronomy
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 15:23
  • 2 Kings 17:17
  • Deuteronomy 18:10
  • Ezk 13:6
  • Ezk 13:23

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.