קֶסֶםqeçem
divination
Pronunciation: keh'-sem · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7081
Meanings
1. of the nations (Numbers 23:23; Ezekiel 21:26; Ezekiel 21:27)
2. of false prophets (Ezekiel 13:6; Ezekiel 13:23; Ezekiel 13:9)
3. in good sense (Proverbs 16:10)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 22:7 Balak’s messengers, who were elders of Moab and Midian, set out with money to pay Balaam to place a curse upon Israel. They went to Balaam and delivered Balak’s message to him.
- Numbers 23:23 No curse can touch Jacob; no magic has any power against Israel. For now it will be said of Jacob, ‘What wonders God has done for Israel!’
- Deuteronomy 18:10 For example, never sacrifice your son or daughter as a burnt offering. And do not let your people practice fortune-telling, or use sorcery, or interpret omens, or engage in witchcraft,
- 1 Samuel 15:23 Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.”
- 2 Kings 17:17 They even sacrificed their own sons and daughters in the fire. They consulted fortune-tellers and practiced sorcery and sold themselves to evil, arousing the Lord’s anger.
- Proverbs 16:10 The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly.
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).