King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H7081
Transliteration: qesem
Phonetic Spelling: (keh'-sem)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: divination
Meaning: a lot, divination, oracle
Word Summary
qesem: divination
Original Word: קֶסֶםTransliteration: qesem
Phonetic Spelling: (keh'-sem)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: divination
Meaning: a lot, divination, oracle
Strong's Concordance
divination, divine sentence, witchcraft From qacam; a lot: also divination (including its fee), oracle -- (reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft.
see HEBREW qacam
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H7081. qesem
קֶ֫סֶם noun [masculine] divination; — absolute ׳ק Numbers 23:25+, קָ֑סֶם Ezekiel 21:26; construct קֶסֶם 13:6; plural קְסְמִים Deuteronomy 18:10 +; —
1 of the nations : Balaam, Numbers 23:23 (poem in J E; "" נַחַשׁ; with ב against; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb ׳לִקְאָםקֿ Ezekiel 21:26; ׳ק as instrument of divination בִּימִינוֺ 21:27; so of elders of Moab and Midian, בְּיָדָם קְסָמִים, Numbers 22:7(E). — Isaiah 2:6 see [קָסַם].
2 of false prophets ׳ק כָּזָב Ezekiel 13:6 (but see [קָסַם]); ׳ק as accusative of congnate meaning with verb 13:23 (Co Berthol Krae כָּזָב as 13:9; Ezekiel 21:34; Ezekiel 22:38); ׳ק צֱלִיל (so Gf for וֶאֱלִו֯ל ᵑ0 Jeremiah 14:4 (all "" שׁוא חזה or שׁקר) קְסָמִים קֹסֵם); prohibited Deuteronomy 18:10; 2 Kings 17:17; reprobated 1 Samuel 15:23 (poem; "" תרפים).
3 in good sense מֶלֶךְ ׳ק שִׂפְתֵי עַל Proverbs 16:10 (king's lips as oracle).