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H3908 לַחַשׁ (lachash) lakh'-ash
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 3907; properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet

KJV Usage: charmed, earring, enchantment, orator, prayer

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

לַ֫חַשׁ (la.chash) — charm. 1) whispering, charming 1a) serpent-charming 1b) charms, amulets (worn by women) 1c) whisper (of prayer)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · לחשׁ

Speak

whispering = action by which people talk softly among themselves to keep others from overhearing

ISA 26:16

Control

charming literally: whispering; hence: = action by which humans (appear to) control a snake by means of sounds

ECC 10:11 · JER 8:17

Artifacts

charm, amulet = an object that is thought to offer protection against evil

ISA 3:3 · ISA 3:20

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

לַ֫חַשׁ n.[m.] a whispering, charming serpent-charming

charms, amulets, worn by women

whisper of prayer

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