Strong's Lexicon

H3907

H3907 — לָחַשׁ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewlachashverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1107

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H3907
Word:	לָחַשׁ
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	lachash
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	law-khash'
Meaning:	1. to whisper 2. (by implication) to mumble a spell (as a magician)
KJV Renderings:	charmer, whisper (together).

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[לָחַשׁ] verb whisper, charm (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic לְחַשׁ [untranscribed source text 2815]; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 2816]; whisper, see RS^{JPh xiv. 1885, 122,
possibly} originally serpent-charming); —

Pi`el Participle plural קוֺל מְלַחֲשִׁים Ps 58:6 voice of whisperers (i.e. serpent-charmers; || חוֺבֵר תֲבָרִים ).

Hithpa`el whisper together, Imperfect יִתְלַחֲשׁוּ with עַל Ps 41:8 Participle plural מִתְלַחֲשִׁים 2Sam 12:19 .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

לחש (lah-ghash’)

Psalms 58:5

KJV: Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.charming…: or, be the charmer never so cunning

EHCC: (6). the voice of charmer,

Psalms 41:7

KJV: All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.my…: Heb. evil to me

EHCC: (8). All that hate me whisper together

2 Samuel 12:19

KJV: But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

EHCC: David saw that his servants wdispeed,

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