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Lexicon :: Strong's H7081 - qesem

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קֶסֶם
Transliteration
qesem
Pronunciation
keh'-sem
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2044a

Strong’s Definitions

קֶסֶם qeçem, keh'-sem; from H7080; a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle:—(reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H7081 in the following manner: divination (9x), witchcraft (1x), divine sentence (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H7081 in the following manner: divination (9x), witchcraft (1x), divine sentence (1x).

  1. divination, witchcraft

    1. of the nations, Balaam

    2. of false prophets

    3. in a good sense (king's lips as oracles)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קֶסֶם qeçem, keh'-sem; from H7080; a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle:—(reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft.
STRONGS H7081: Abbreviations
† 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 prophets כָּזָב 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 MT וֶאֱלִו֯ל 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 sense עַל שִׂפְתֵי ק׳ מֶלֶךְ Proverbs 16:10 (king's lips as oracle).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

22:7; 23:23; 23:25

Deuteronomy

18:10; 18:10

1 Samuel

15:23

2 Kings

17:17

Proverbs

16:10

Isaiah

2:6

Jeremiah

14:4

Ezekiel

13:6; 13:6; 13:9; 13:23; 21:26; 21:26; 21:27

H7081

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7081 matches the Hebrew קֶסֶם (qesem),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:7 - And the elders of Moab went, and the elders of Madiam, and their divining instruments were in their hands; and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balac.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:23 - For there is no divination [fn]in Jacob, nor enchantment [fn]in Israel; in season it shall be told to Jacob and Israel [fn]what God shall perform.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:10 - There shall not be found in thee one who purges his son or his daughter with fire, one who [fn]uses divination, who deals with omens, and augury,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:23 - For sin is as divination; idols bring on pain and grief. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord also shall reject thee from being king over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:17 - And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divinations and auspices, and [fn]sold themselves to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:10 - There is an oracle upon the lips of a king; and his mouth shall not err in judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:14 - Then the Lord said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, and I commanded them not, and I spoke not to them: for they prophesy to you false visions, and divinations, and auguries, and devices of their own heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:6 - In the day of the Lord, have not stood, seeing false visions, prophesying vanities, who say, The Lord saith, and the Lord has not sent them, and they began to try to confirm the word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:23 - therefore ye shall not see false visions, and ye shall no more utter prophecies: but I will deliver my people out of your hand; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:21 - (LXX 21:26) For the king of Babylon shall stand on the old way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination, to make bright the arrow, and to enquire of the graven images, and to examine the victims.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:22 - (LXX 21:27) On his right was the divination against Jerusalem, to cast a mound, to open the mouth in shouting, to lift up the voice with crying, to cast a mound against her gates, to cast up a heap, and to build forts.
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