קֶסֶם

qe.sem

divination

Strong’s H7081Noun, masculine11 times in the Hebrew Bible

divination7

divinations3

divination of1

In the text

Numbers 22:7וּקְסָמִים
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.
Deuteronomy 18:10קְסָמִים
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 Samuel 15:23קֶסֶם
For 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.”
2 Kings 17:17קְסָמִים
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.
Proverbs 16:10קֶסֶם
A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
Ezekiel 13:6וְקֶסֶם
They 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.

קֶ֫סֶם n.[m.] divination

1. of the nations

2. of false prophet

3. in good sense

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.