H5172Verb11 times in the Hebrew BibleWhere it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Genesis 44:5נַחֵשׁ
Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”
- Leviticus 19:26תְנַחֲשׁוּ
You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.
- Deuteronomy 18:10וּמְנַחֵשׁ
Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
- 1 Kings 20:33יְנַחֲשׁוּ
Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.
- 2 Kings 21:6וְנִחֵשׁ
He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
- 2 Chronicles 33:6וְנִחֵשׁ
He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.