Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H7081
קֶ֫סֶם
qe.sem · “divination”
Used 11 times across 7 books
Definition
1) divination, witchcraft
1a) of the nations, Balaam
1b) of false prophets
1c) in a good sense (king's lips as oracles)
1a) of the nations, Balaam
1b) of false prophets
1c) in a good sense (king's lips as oracles)
Where it appears
Numbers2
Deuteronomy1
1 Samuel1
2 Kings1
Proverbs1
Jeremiah1
Ezekiel4
In the text
Numbers 22:7And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.Numbers 23:23Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!Deuteronomy 18:10There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.2 Kings 17:17And 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 the Lord, to provoke him to anger.Proverbs 16:10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.Jeremiah 14:14Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.Ezekiel 13:6They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith: and the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.Ezekiel 13:23Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.Ezekiel 21:26Thus saith the Lord God; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
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