TBESH · H7081
קֶ֫סֶם · qe.sem · divination
1) divination, witchcraft 1a) of the nations, Balaam 1b) of false prophets 1c) in a good sense (king's lips as oracles)
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קֶ֫סֶם (qe.sem) means “divination” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: keh'-sem Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
קֶ֫סֶם · qe.sem · divination
1) divination, witchcraft 1a) of the nations, Balaam 1b) of false prophets 1c) in a good sense (king's lips as oracles)
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from H7080 (קָסַם); a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle
KJV glosses: (reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft.
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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 |
|---|---|
| divination | 3 |
| a divine verdict | 1 |
| a worthless divination | 1 |
| an omen | 1 |
| divinations | 1 |
| of divination | 1 |
| practices divination | 1 |
| the portent | 1 |
| with the fees for divination | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| divination | 4 |
| a divine sentence | 1 |
| and divination | 1 |
| any divination | 1 |
| divinations | 1 |
| of witchcraft | 1 |
| was the divination | 1 |
| with the rewards of divination | 1 |
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The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.
Read word by wordFor there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’
Read word by wordLet 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 wordFor rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
Read word by wordThey 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 wordA divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
Read word by word“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.
Read word by wordThey see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.
Read word by wordtherefore 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 wordFor 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
In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.27
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