Lexicon :: Strong's H3908 - laḥaš

לַחַשׁ
Transliteration
laḥaš
Pronunciation
lakh'-ash
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From לָחַשׁ (H3907)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1107a

Strong’s Definitions

לַחַשׁ lachash, lakh'-ash; from H3907; properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet:—charmed, earring, enchantment, orator, prayer.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H3908 in the following manner: enchantment (1x), orator (1x), earing (1x), prayer (1x), charmed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H3908 in the following manner: enchantment (1x), orator (1x), earing (1x), prayer (1x), charmed (1x).

  1. whispering, charming

    1. serpent-charming

    2. charms, amulets (worn by women)

    3. whisper (of prayer)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לַחַשׁ lachash, lakh'-ash; from H3907; properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet:—charmed, earring, enchantment, orator, prayer.
STRONGS H3908: Abbreviations
† לַ֫חַשׁ noun [masculine] a whispering, charming; — ל׳ Isaiah 26:16; לָ֑חַשׁ Ecclesiastes 10:11; Isaiah 3:3; Jeremiah 8:17; plural לְחָשִׁים Isaiah 3:20. —
1. serpent-charming Ecclesiastes 10:11; נְבוֺן לָ֑חַשׁ Isaiah 3:3 (probably more general).
2. charms, amulets, worn by women, Isaiah 3:20.
3. whisper of prayer, צָקוּן לַחַשׁ Isaiah 26:16 they pour forth a whisper of prayer (but Koppe Bö Gr Di Du read צְקוֺן לַחַשׁ 'Zauberzwang,' compulsion of (by) magic).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ecclesiastes

10:11; 10:11

Isaiah

3:3; 3:3; 3:20; 3:20; 26:16; 26:16

Jeremiah

8:17