Strong H3908לַ֫חַשׁ
charm
- Transliteration
- lachash
- Pronunciation
- lakh'-ash
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From H3907; properly a {whisper} that {is} by implication (in a good sense) a private {prayer} (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely an amulet: - {charmed} {earring} {enchantment} {orator} prayer.
Detailed definition
STEP sense: charm
Exact lexical definition: a whispering
Part of speech: noun
BDB context: לַ֫חַשׁ n.[m.] a whispering , charming serpent-charming charms , amulets , worn by women whisper of prayer
In the Bible
Strong H3908 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- charm1
- earring1
- enchantment1
- orator1
- prayer1
First verses
- Ecclesiastes 10:11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
- Isaiah 3:3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
- Isaiah 3:20The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
- Isaiah 26:16Lord, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
- Jeremiah 8:17For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.