Strong H5172נָחַשׁ
to divine
- Transliteration
- nâchash
- Pronunciation
- naw-khash'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root; properly to {hiss} that {is} whisper a (magic) spell; generally to prognosticate: - X {certainly} {divine} {enchanter} (use) X {enchantment} learn by {experience} X {indeed} diligently observe.
Detailed definition
1) to practice divination, divine, observe signs, learn by experience, diligently observe, practice fortunetelling, take as an omen
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to practice divination
1a2) to observe the signs or omens
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to practice divination
1a2) to observe the signs or omens
In the Bible
Strong H5172 appears in 9 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- use3
- can1
- divine1
- divineth1
- enchanter1
- enchantment1
- experience1
- observe1
- whereby1
First verses
- Genesis 30:27And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.
- Genesis 44:5Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
- Genesis 44:15And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
- Leviticus 19:26Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
- Deuteronomy 18:10There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
- 1 Kings 20:33Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Ben–hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben–hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
- 2 Kings 17:17And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
- 2 Kings 21:6And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
- 2 Chronicles 33:6And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.