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Lexicon :: Strong's H7080 - qāsam

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קָסַם
Transliteration
qāsam
Pronunciation
kaw-sam'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2044

Strong’s Definitions

קָסַם qâçam, kaw-sam'; a primitive root; properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine:—divine(-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use (divination).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H7080 in the following manner: divine (7x), diviners (7x), use (3x), divination (1x), prudent (1x), soothsayer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H7080 in the following manner: divine (7x), diviners (7x), use (3x), divination (1x), prudent (1x), soothsayer (1x).

  1. (Qal) to practice divination, divine

    1. of diviners of the nations, Balaam

    2. of false prophets of Israel

    3. prohibited

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָסַם qâçam, kaw-sam'; a primitive root; properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine:—divine(-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use (divination).
STRONGS H7080: Abbreviations
† קָסַם verb denominative practise divination; —
Qal Imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural יִקְסְמוּ 2 Kings 17:17, יִקְסֹ֑מוּ Micah 3:11; 2nd person feminine singular תִּקְסַמְנָה Ezekiel 13:23; Imperative feminine singular קָסֳמִי 1 Samuel 28:8 Qr (Kt קסומי); Infinitive construct קְסֹם Micah 3:8 (Buhl קֶסֶם), קְסָםֿ Ezekiel 21:26; Ezekiel 21:34 קְסָ֯וםֿ Ezekiel 21:28 (read קֶסֶם Co Buhl), especially Participle קֹסֵם Deuteronomy 18:10; Isaiah 3:2, etc.; —
1. of diviners of the nations, Balaam, Joshua 13:22 (D), Philistines 1 Samuel 6:2 (|| כהנים), Babylonian Isaiah 44:25 (|| חכמים) Ezekiel 21:26 compare שׁוא ק׳ Ezekiel 21:28 (but read קֶסֶם), + Isaiah 2:6 (insert probably קֹסְמִים, > קֶסֶם, or מִקְסָם; see קֶדֶם 1b); of Canaanite. necromancers בָּאוֺב 1 Samuel 28:8; || מְעֹנְנִים Deuteronomy 18:14; of Ammonites כָּזָכ ק׳ Ezekiel 21:34 (+ ל person).
2. false prophets of Israel || חזה Micah 3:6 (? קֶסֶם; || חזון) Micah 3:7; Isaiah 3:2 (+ נביא; compare Isaiah 3:3), || נביאים Jeremiah 27:9; Jeremiah 29:8, בְּכֶסֶף Micah 3:11, || חזה שׁקר Zechariah 10:2; || ׃חזה שׁוא ק׳ קֶסֶם Ezekiel 13:23 (but see קֶסֶם), כָּזָב ק׳ Ezekiel 13:9; Ezekiel 22:28,+ Ezekiel 13:6 (read וְקָֽסְמוּ or [Co Berthol] infinitive absolute וְקָסֹם, Vrss. Toy).
3. קְסָמִים ק׳ prohibited Deuteronomy 18:10; 2 Kings 17:17
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

18:10; 18:10; 18:14

Joshua

13:22

1 Samuel

6:2; 28:8; 28:8

2 Kings

17:17; 17:17

Isaiah

2:6; 3:2; 3:2; 3:3; 44:25

Jeremiah

27:9; 29:8

Ezekiel

13:6; 13:9; 13:23; 13:23; 21:26; 21:26; 21:28; 21:28; 22:28

Micah

3:6; 3:7; 3:8; 3:11; 3:11

Zechariah

10:2

H7080

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7080 matches the Hebrew קָסַם (qāsam),
which occurs 23 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:10 - There shall not be found among you he that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, that useth divination, that useth auguries, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:14 - For these nations, which thou shalt dispossess, hearkened unto those that use auguries, and that use divination; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee to do so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:22 - And Balaam the son of Beor, the diviner, did the children of Israel kill with the sword among them that were slain by them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:2 - And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do with the ark of Jehovah? tell us wherewith we shall send it to its place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:8 - And Saul disguised himself, and put on other garments, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said, I pray thee, divine to me by the spirit of Python, and bring me him up whom I shall name to thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:17 - and they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:2 - the mighty man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the diviner and the elder,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:25 - -- he that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:9 - And ye, hearken not to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your soothsayers, nor to your sorcerers, who speak unto you saying: Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:8 - For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Let not your prophets that are in your midst, nor your diviners deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams, which ye like to dream.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:9 - And my hand shall be against the prophets that see vanity and that divine lies: they shall not be in the council of my people, neither shall they be written in the register of the house of Israel, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:23 - therefore ye shall no more see vanity, nor divine divinations; and I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:21 - For the king of Babylon standeth at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he shaketh his arrows, he inquireth of the teraphim, he looketh in the liver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:23 - And this shall be a false divination in their sight, for them that have sworn oaths; but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:29 - whilst they see vanity for thee, whilst they divine a lie unto thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are slain, whose day is come at the time of the iniquity of the end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:28 - And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered mortar, seeing vanity and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah! and Jehovah hath not spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:6 - therefore ye shall have night without a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, without divination; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:7 - And the seers shall be ashamed, and the diviners confounded; and they shall all cover their lips, for there will be no answer of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:11 - The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money; yet do they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:2 - For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams: they comfort in vain. Therefore they have gone away as a flock, they are in distress, because there is no shepherd.
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