H7081

קֶ֫סֶם

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divination

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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

קֶ֫סֶם noun [masculine] divination; — absolute ׳ק Num 23:25+, קָ֑סֶם Ezek 21:26 construct קֶסֶם Ezek 13:6 plural קְסְמִים Deut 18:10 +; —

1. of the nations : Balaam, Num 23:23 (poem in J E; || נַחַשׁ; with ב against; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb ׳לִקְאָםקֿ Ezek 21:26 ׳ק as instrument of divination בִּימִינוֺ v.Ezek 21:27 so of elders of Moab and Midian, קְסָמִים בְּיָדָם, Num 22:7(E). — Isa 2:6 see [קָסַם].

2. of false prophets כָּזָב ׳ק Ezek 13:6 (but see [קָסַם]); ׳ק as accusative of congnate meaning with verb Ezek 13:23 (Co Berthol Krae כָּזָב as vEzek 13:9; Ezek 21:34; Ezek 22:38); צֱלִיל ׳ק (so Gf for ᵑ0 וֶאֱלִו֯ל Jer 14:4 (all || חזה שׁוא or שׁקר) קֹסֵם קְסָמִים); prohibited Deut 18:10; 2Kgs 17:17 reprobated 1Sam 15:23 (poem; || תרפים).

3. in good sense עַל שִׂפְתֵי ׳ק מֶלֶךְ Prov 16:10 (king's lips as oracle).

8 occurrences

Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (1), I Samuel (1), II Kings (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (2)