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קֶסֶם

Strong’s: H7081

Associated OET lemmas: קֶסֶם

Authors: Graham S. Ogden

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: קסם

Sense 1: divination

Semantic domains: Divination (002003003008)

Core domains: Magic (104)

Definition: = action by which humans communicate with the spirit world using a variety of means such as inspecting the liver of animals, shaking arrows, consulting teraphim, or casting lots; ≈ usually regarded as an evil practice that is to be condemned; responsibility of a prophet or king

NUM 22:7: RV NUM 22:7 · LV NUM 22:7 · Read together NUM 22:7

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OET-RV NUM 22:7

7 So the elders from Moav and from Midyan departed carrying the fees for divination with them, and they went to Bil’am and passed Balak’s words on to him.

OET-LV NUM 22:7

7 And_ the _elders _of Mōʼāⱱ and_the _elders _of Midyān _they _went and_divinations were_in_hand _of_their and_they _came to Bilˊām and_they _spoke to_him/it the _words/messages _of Bālāq.

NUM 23:23: RV NUM 23:23 · LV NUM 23:23 · Read together NUM 23:23

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OET-RV NUM 23:23

23 No, there’s no spell against Ya’akov,
⇔ ≈ and no divination against Yisrael.
⇔ People will talk about Ya’akov /Yisrael,
⇔ → saying look what God has done.

OET-LV NUM 23:23

23 If/because not enchantment is_in_Yaˊₐqoⱱ and_not divination is_in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) about_time it _will _be _said of_Yaˊₐqoⱱ and_of_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) what god has _he _done.

All 10 recorded passages for this sense

NUM: RV NUM 22:7 · RV NUM 23:23 · LV NUM 22:7 · LV NUM 23:23 · Read together NUM 22:7 · Read together NUM 23:23

DEU: RV DEU 18:10 · LV DEU 18:10 · Read together DEU 18:10

SA1: RV SA1 15:23 · LV SA1 15:23 · Read together SA1 15:23

KI2: RV KI2 17:17 · LV KI2 17:17 · Read together KI2 17:17

PRO: RV PRO 16:10 · LV PRO 16:10 · Read together PRO 16:10

JER: RV JER 14:14 · LV JER 14:14 · Read together JER 14:14

EZE: RV EZE 13:6 · RV EZE 13:23 · RV EZE 21:21 · LV EZE 13:6 · LV EZE 13:23 · LV EZE 21:26 · Read together EZE 13:6 · Read together EZE 13:23 · Read together EZE 21:21

Sense 2: lot

Semantic domains: Divination (002003003008)

Core domains: Magic (104)

Definition: = object used in divination, representing one of the possible options

EZE 21:27: RV EZE 21:22 · LV EZE 21:27 · Read together EZE 21:22

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OET-RV EZE 21:22

22 With his right hand he’ll take the sign for Yerushalem: to set battering rams against it, to open his mouth to order the slaughter, to sound a war cry, to set battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect siege towers.

OET-LV EZE 21:27

27  In_his _right _of_hand it _was the_divination Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) to_set _up battering-rams to_open a _mouth for_shattering to_raise a _sound with_a _war _cry to_set _up battering-rams on the_gates to_pour _out a _mound to_build a _siege-work.