קֶסֶם qesem
Hebrew word for “divination” · Strong’s H7081 · used 11 times in 11 verses
Meaning
1) divination, witchcraft; 1a) of the nations, Balaam; 1b) of false prophets; 1c) in a good sense (king's lips as oracles)
How it is translated
Glosses given for qesem in context, with how often each is used:
- divination 8
- divinations 3
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Numbers | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 |
Chapters where it is used most
Ezekiel 13 (2), Ezekiel 21 (2), Numbers 22 (1), Numbers 23 (1), Deuteronomy 18 (1), 1 Samuel 15 (1), 2 Kings 17 (1), Proverbs 16 (1), Jeremiah 14 (1)
Forms
- קסם 4
- וקסם 3
- קסמים 2
- וקסמים 1
- הקסם 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with qesem more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- קָסַם qasam “to divine” 4
- נָחַשׁ nachash “to divine” 2
- תְּרָפִים teraphim “teraphim” 2
- שָׁוְא shav “vanity” 2
- חָזָה chazah “to see” 2
- דָּבָר davar “word” 3
- אֵשׁ esh “fire” 2
- פֶּה peh “lip” 2
- עָבַר avar “to pass” 2
- בַּת bat “daughter” 2
- שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 2
- דָבַר davar “to speak” 2
Key verses
The verses using qesem that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Numbers 22:7 — And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words…
- Numbers 23:23 — Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel,…
- Deuteronomy 18:10 — There 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…
- 1 Samuel 15:23 — For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected…
- 2 Kings 17:17 — And 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…
- Proverbs 16:10 — A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
- Jeremiah 14:14 — Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto…
- Ezekiel 13:6 — They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm…
- Ezekiel 13:23 — Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
- Ezekiel 21:21 — For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images,…
- Ezekiel 21:22 — At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint…
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.