the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Strong's #7081 - קֶסֶם
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- divination, witchcraft
- of the nations, Balaam
- of false prophets
- in a good sense (king´s lips as oracles)
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2718) mxq (קסמ QSM) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Divine
V) mxq (קסמ QSM) - Divine: To practice divination. KJV (20): (vf: Paal) divine, diviner, use, divination, prudent, soothsayer - Strongs: H7080 (קָסַם)
Nm) mxq (קסמ QSM) - Divination: KJV (11): divination, witchcraft, divine - Strongs: H7081 (קֶסֶם)
hm) mxqm (מקסמ MQSM) - Divination: KJV (2): divination - Strongs: H4738 (מִקְסָם)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 of the nations : Balaam, Numbers 23:23 (poem in J E; "" נַחַשׁ; with ב against; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb ׳לִקְאָםקֿ Ezekiel 21:26; ׳ק as instrument of divination בִּימִינוֺ Ezekiel 21:27; so of elders of Moab and Midian, קְסָמִים בְּיָדָם, Numbers 22:7(E). — Isaiah 2:6 see [קָסַם].
2 of false prophetsכָּזָב ׳ק Ezekiel 13:6 (but see [קָסַם]); ׳ק as accusative of congnate meaning with verb Ezekiel 13:23 (Co Berthol Krae כָּזָב as Ezekiel 13:9; Ezekiel 21:34; Ezekiel 22:38); צֱלִיל׳ק (so Gf for ᵑ0וֶאֱלִו֯ל Jeremiah 14:4 (all "" חזה שׁוא or שׁקר) קֹסֵם קְסָמִים); prohibited Deuteronomy 18:10; 2 Kings 17:17; reprobated 1 Samuel 15:23 (poem; "" תרפים).
3 in good senseעַל שִׂפְתֵי ׳קמֶלֶךְ Proverbs 16:10 (king's lips as oracle).
קֶסֶם m.
(1) divination, Ezekiel 13:6, 23 Ezekiel 13:23, 21:26 1 Samuel 15:23 meton. the reward of divination, Numbers 22:7 (compare פְּעֻלָּה).
(2) in a good sense, an oracle, Proverbs 16:10.