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la.chash H3908

לַ֫חַשׁ (la.chash) means “charm” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

לַ֫חַשׁ Hebrew · H3908 5 tagged occurrences in 5 verses

Pronunciation guide: lakh'-ash Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3908

לַ֫חַשׁ · la.chash · charm

1) whispering, charming 1a) serpent-charming 1b) charms, amulets (worn by women) 1c) whisper (of prayer)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H3907 (לָחַשׁ); properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet

KJV glosses: charmed, earring, enchantment, orator, prayer.

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How translators render H3908

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
a quiet prayer 1
and charms 1
be charmed 1
enchanter 1
it is charmed 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
a prayer 1
and the earrings 1
charmed 1
orator 1
without enchantment 1

Verses containing H3908

Page 1 of 1. 5 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Ecclesiastes 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.

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  2. Isaiah 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.

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  3. Isaiah 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms;

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  4. Isaiah 26:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.

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  5. Jeremiah 8:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.

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Sources and text

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