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Lexicon :: Strong's H3907 - lāḥaš

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לָחַשׁ
Transliteration
lāḥaš
Pronunciation
law-khash'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1107

Strong’s Definitions

לָחַשׁ lâchash, law-khash'; a primitive root; to whisper; by implication, to mumble a spell (as a magician):—charmer, whisper (together).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H3907 in the following manner: whisper (2x), charmer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H3907 in the following manner: whisper (2x), charmer (1x).
  1. to whisper, charm, conjure

    1. (Piel) charmers, conjurers, whisperers (participle)

    2. (Hithpael) to whisper to each other

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָחַשׁ lâchash, law-khash'; a primitive root; to whisper; by implication, to mumble a spell (as a magician):—charmer, whisper (together).
STRONGS H3907: Abbreviations
† [לָחַשׁ] verb whisper, charm (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic לְחַשׁ bdb053801; Ethiopic bdb053802; whisper, see RSJPh xiv. 1885, 122, possibly originally serpent-charming); —
Pi. Participle plural קוֺל מְלַחֲשִׁים Psalm 58:6 [Psalm 58:5] voice of whisperers (i.e. serpent-charmers; || חוֺבֵר תֲבָרִים).
Hithp. whisper together, Imperfect יִתְלַחֲשׁוּ with עַל Psalm 41:8 [Psalm 41:7]; Participle plural מִתְלַחֲשִׁים 2 Samuel 12:19.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

12:19

Psalms

41:7; 58:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3907 matches the Hebrew לָחַשׁ (lāḥaš),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:19 - But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David understood that the child was dead. And David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:7 - All who hate me whisper together about me;
they imagine the worst for me.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5 - so that it does not hear the voice of charmers
or of the cunning enchanter.
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