TBESH · H7080
קָסַם · qa.sam · to divine
1) (Qal) to practice divination, divine 1a) of diviners of the nations, Balaam 1b) of false prophets of Israel 1c) prohibited
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qa.sam H7080
קָסַם (qa.sam) means “to divine” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
קָסַם Hebrew · H7080 20 tagged occurrences in 20 verses
Pronunciation guide: kaw-sam' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine
KJV glosses: divine(-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use (divination).
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How translators render H7080
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and diviners | 4 |
| divinations | 3 |
| and practiced | 1 |
| and the diviners | 1 |
| consult | 1 |
| diviners | 1 |
| omen | 1 |
| or practice | 1 |
| practice divination | 1 |
| the diviner | 1 |
| the soothsayer | 1 |
| to seek | 1 |
| without divination | 1 |
| your diviners | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and the diviners | 3 |
| and divining | 1 |
| and maketh diviners | 1 |
| and that divine | 1 |
| and the prudent | 1 |
| and unto diviners | 1 |
| and used | 1 |
| and your diviners | 1 |
| divination | 1 |
| i pray thee divine | 1 |
| nor divine | 1 |
| nor to your diviners | 1 |
| that useth | 1 |
| the soothsayer | 1 |
| thereof divine | 1 |
| to use | 1 |
| unto thee whiles they divine | 1 |
| unto you that ye shall not divine | 1 |
Verses containing H7080
Page 1 of 1. 20 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Deuteronomy 18:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 18:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Though these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to conjurers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
Read word by word - Joshua 13:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 6:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place.”
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 28:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”
Read word by word - 2 Kings 17:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Read word by word - Isaiah 3:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,
Read word by word - Isaiah 44:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
Read word by word - Jeremiah 27:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’
Read word by word - Jeremiah 29:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 13:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 13:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will deliver My people from your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”
Read word by word - Ezekiel 21:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.26
- Ezekiel 21:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.28
- Ezekiel 21:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.34
- Ezekiel 22:28
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
Read word by word - Micah 3:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.
Read word by word - Micah 3:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”
Read word by word - Micah 3:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
Read word by word - Zechariah 10:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.
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