לַחַשׁlachash

properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet

Pronunciation: lakh'-ash · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3908

Meanings

a whispering, charming

1. serpent-charming (Ecclesiastes 10:11; Isaiah 3:3)

2. charms, amulets (Isaiah 3:20)

3. whisper of prayer (Isaiah 26:16)

Same root

לָחַשׁlâchash · H3907to whisper; by implication, to mumble aspell (as a magician)

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

Ecclesiastes 10:11 If a snake bites before you charm it, what’s the use of being a snake charmer?
Isaiah 3:3 army officers and high officials, advisers, skilled sorcerers, and astrologers.
Isaiah 3:20 scarves, ankle bracelets, sashes, perfumes, and charms;
Isaiah 26:16 Lord, in distress we searched for you. We prayed beneath the burden of your discipline.
Jeremiah 8:17 I will send these enemy troops among you like poisonous snakes you cannot charm. They will bite you, and you will die. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).