1. קָסַם
practise divination
The corpus record — Hebrew
קְסָמִ֔ים
qacam · vb. denom
practise divination
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 23 · 0.75/10k
Senses
2. קָסַם
properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine
Attestations
- קְסָמִ֔ים Deuteronomy 18:10 (BHS)
- קֹסְמִ֖ים Deuteronomy 18:14 (BHS)
- הַ/קּוֹסֵ֑ם Joshua 13:22 (BHS)
- וְ/לַ/קֹּֽסְמִים֙ 1 Samuel 6:2 (BHS)
- קסומי 1 Samuel 28:8 (BHS)
- קָֽסֳמִי 1 Samuel 28:8 (BHS)
6 of 23 attestations shown.
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