נַ֫חַשׁ

na.chashdivinationHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine2 occurrences1 book2 verses

Definition

from H5172; an incantation or augury
Traditional renderings: enchantment.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2 total
  1. Numbers 23:23נַ֙חַשׁ֙ · spell
    For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’
  2. Numbers 24:1נְחָשִׁ֑ים · omens
    And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.