Lachash לָחַשׁ
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| לָחַשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | lachash |
| Strong's number | H3907 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to whisper |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (2) |
Lachash (Hebrew לָחַשׁ, Strong's H3907) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to whisper”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to whisper, charm, conjure
1a) (Piel) charmers, conjurers, whisperers (participle)
1b) (Hithpael) to whisper to each other
1a) (Piel) charmers, conjurers, whisperers (participle)
1b) (Hithpael) to whisper to each other
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | whispered (1), whisper (1), charmers (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | were whispering to one another (1), whisper (1), charmer (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Lachash, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 12:19But 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.When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he perceived that the child was dead. So he asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” “He is dead,” they replied.
Psalms
- Psalm 41:7All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:
- Psalm 58:5Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).