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Strong's #7081 - קֶסֶם

Transliteration

qeçem

Phonetics

keh'-sem

Root Word (Etymology)

from (H7080)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TWOT

2044a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) divination, witchcraft

1a) of the nations, Balaam

1b) of false prophets

1c) in a good sense (king’s lips as oracles)

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (11)

Numbers 2

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 4

NAS (12)

Numbers 2

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 4

HCS (10)

Numbers 2

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 3

BSB (11)

Numbers 2

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 4

ESV (11)

Numbers 2

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 4

WEB (11)

Numbers 2

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 4

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2718) m x q (קסמ QSM) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Divine

V) m x q (קסמ QSM) - Divine: To practice divination. KJV (20): (vf: Paal) divine, diviner, use, divination, prudent, soothsayer - Strongs: H7080 (קָסַם)

N^m) m x q (קסמ QSM) - Divination: KJV (11): divination, witchcraft, divine - Strongs: H7081 (קֶסֶם)

h^m) m x q m (מקסמ MQSM) - Divination: KJV (2): divination - Strongs: H4738 (מִקְסָם)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

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

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).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

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.

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List of Word Forms

הַקֶּ֣סֶם הקסם וְקֶ֖סֶם וְקֶ֣סֶם וְקֶ֤סֶם וּקְסָמִ֖ים וקסם וקסמים קְסָמִ֖ים קֶ֖סֶם קֶ֙סֶם֙ קֶ֤סֶם ׀ קָ֑סֶם קֹסֵ֣ם קסם קסמים hakKesem haq·qe·sem haqqesem Kasem kesaMim Kesem koSem qā·sem qāsem qə·sā·mîm qe·sem qəsāmîm qesem qō·sêm qōsêm ū·qə·sā·mîm ukesaMim ūqəsāmîm veKesem wə·qe·sem wəqesem