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קֶסֶם H7081

H7081 is the Hebrew word קֶסֶם, transliterated qeçem and said keh'-sem. The King James Version most often renders it divination.

Word: קֶסֶםTransliteration: qeçemSaid: keh'-semLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 11 verses

What it means

a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle.

Where it comes from

from H7080 (קָסַם).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

divination 6×rewards of divination 1×neither is there any divination 1×witchcraft 1×divine sentence 1×divinations 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft.

Verses using קֶסֶם

All 11 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 22:7 · KJV

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 of Balak.

Numbers 23:23 · KJV

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, What hath God wrought!

Deuteronomy 18:10 · KJV

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 an enchanter, or a witch.

1 Samuel 15:23 · KJV

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 thee from being king.

2 Kings 17:17 · KJV

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 the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

Proverbs 16:10 · KJV

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

Jeremiah 14:14 · KJV

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 you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

Ezekiel 13:6 · KJV

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 the word.

Ezekiel 13:23 · KJV

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 · KJV

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, he looked in the liver.

Ezekiel 21:22 · KJV

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 battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7081 mean?

H7081 is the Hebrew word קֶסֶם (qeçem), meaning a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle.

How is H7081 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it divination (6 times), rewards of divination (1 time), neither is there any divination (1 time), witchcraft (1 time), divine sentence (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7081 appear in the Bible?

קֶסֶם (qeçem) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7081 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7080 (קָסַם).

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