קָסַם

Strong’s Definition

properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

divine(-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use (divination).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(qal) to practice divination, divine
• 2.of diviners of the nations, balaam
• 3.of false prophets of israel
• 4.prohibited

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: qâçam; Pronunciation: kaw-sam'