קָסַם
Used: 20 times · Key: 7080 · BDB: קָסַם
Glosses
diviners (6); divine (4); diviner (2)
Meaning (OSHB)
practise divination tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
vb.denom. practise divination tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb.denom. practise divination;— Impf. 3 mpl. יִקְסְמוּ 2 K 17:17, יִקְסֹ֑מוּ Mi 3:11; 2 fs. תִּקְסַמְנָה Ez 13:23; Imv. fs. קָסֳמִי 1 S 28:8 Qr (Kt קסומי); Inf. cstr. קְסֹם Mi 3:8 (Buhl קֶסֶם), קֶסָם־ Ez 21:26, 34 קְסָ֯ום־ Ez 21:28 (read קֶסֶם Co Buhl), especially Pt. קֹסֵם Dt 18:10; Is 3:2, etc.;— of diviners of the nations, Balaam, Jos 13:22 (D), Philist. 1 S 6:2 (‖ כהנים), Bab. Is 44:25 (‖ חכמים) Ez 21:26 cf. ק׳ שׁוא Ez 21:28 (but read קֶסֶם), + Is 2:6 (ins. prob. קֹסְמִים, > קֶסֶם, or מִקְסָם; v. קֶדֶם 1 b); of Can. necromancers בָּאוֹב 1 S 28:8; ‖ מְעֹנְנִים Dt 18:14; of Ammonites ק׳ כָּזָב Ez 21:34 (+ ל pers.). false proph. of Isr. ‖ חזה Mi 3:6 (? קֶסֶם; ‖ חזון), v 7; Is 3:2 (+ נביא; cf. v 3), ‖ נביאים Je 27:9; 29:8, בְּכֶסֶף Mi 3:11, ‖ חזה שׁקר Zc 10:2; ‖ חזה שׁוא: ק׳ קֶסֶם Ez 13:23 (but v. קֶסֶם), ק׳ כָּזָב Ez 13:9; 22:28, + 13:6 (read וְקָֽסְמוּ, or [Co Berthol] inf. abs. וְקָסֹם, Vrss. Toy). ק׳ קְסָמִים prohibited Dt 18:10 2 K 17:17.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 20 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «קָסַם» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
גִּבּ֖וֹר וְאִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֑ה שׁוֹפֵ֥ט וְנָבִ֖יא וְקֹסֵ֥ם וְזָקֵֽן׃
Word for word: warrior and man of.war judge and prophet and diviner and elder
JPS 1917: The mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder;
מֵפֵר֙ אֹת֣וֹת בַּדִּ֔ים וְקֹסְמִ֖ים יְהוֹלֵ֑ל מֵשִׁ֧יב חֲכָמִ֛ים אָח֖וֹר וְדַעְתָּ֥ם יְשַׂכֵּֽל׃
Word for word: [who].frustrates [the].signs of.empty.talkers and diviners he.makes.look.foolish [who].turns.back wise.[people] backwards and knowledge their he.makes.foolish
JPS 1917: That frustrateth the tokens of the imposters, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
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