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Strong's #3907 - לָחַשׁ
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- to whisper, charm, conjure
- (Piel) charmers, conjurers, whisperers (participle)
- (Hithpael) to whisper to each other
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2308) shl (לההסה LHhSh) AC: Whisper CO: Whisper AB: ?: [from: sh- quiet]
V) shl (לההסה LHhSh) - Whisper: KJV (3): (vf: Hitpael, Piel, Participle) whisper, charmer - Strongs: H3907 (לָחַשׁ)
Nm) shl (לההסה LHhSh) - Whisper: KJV (5): enchantment, orator, earring, prayer, charmed - Strongs: H3908 (לַחַשׁ)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
; Ethiopic 
; whisper, see RS JPh xiv. 1885,122, possibly originally serpent-charming); — Pi`el Participle plural קוֺל מְלַחֲשִׁים Psalm 58:6 voice of whisperers (i.e. serpent-charmers; "" חוֺבֵר תֲבָרִים).
Hithpa`el whisper together, Imperfect יִתְלַחֲשׁוּ with עַל Psalm 41:8; Participle plural מִתְלַחֲשִׁים 2 Samuel 12:19.
לָחַשׁ not used in Kal, sibilavit, susurravit, to whisper, Greek ψιθυρίζειν, Germ. zifcheln (all of which words are like the Hebrew, onomatopoetic), compare the kindred נָחַשׁ. ([Syr. ܠܰܚܫܶ to whisper in the ear, ܠܚܰܫ Peal, to use enchantment] Arab. لحس to lick, to hiss as a serpent, whence لَواَحسُ whisperers, i.e. serpents; Eth. ለሐሰ፡ id. also, to mutter, to speak softly; for the Gr. γρύζω, አልኆሰሰ፡ to whisper into the ear; ተልኃዋሰሰ፡ to whisper amongst themselves.)
Piel לִחֵשׁ to whisper, to mutter, specially used of the incantations of sorcerers, uttered in a mutter. Particip. מְלַחֲשִׁים enchanters, sorcerers, Psalms 58:6.
Hithpael, to whisper amongst themselves (unter fich zifcheln, flüftern), 2 Samuel 12:19 followed by עַל against any one [ Psalms 41:8 ].
Hence pr.n. לוֹחֵשׁ and
