לַחַשׁ lachash
Meaning
properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet
In the King James Version: charmed, earring, enchantment, orator, prayer.
Derivation: from H3907 (לָחַשׁ);
Where it is used
- Ecclesiastes 10:11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
- Isaiah 3:3 the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.
- Isaiah 3:20 their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms;
- Isaiah 26:16 O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
- Jeremiah 8:17 “For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.