לַחַשׁ
lachash · lakh'-ash
properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3907 (לָחַשׁ);
properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet
- properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation
- concretely, an amulet
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: charmed, earring, enchantment, orator, prayer.
Letters
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
authority, the one who leads › to separate and protect › to consume, to destroy
Authority, the one who leads that works to separate and protect that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of לַחַשׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- without enchantment1 · 20%
- orator1 · 20%
- and the earrings1 · 20%
- a prayer1 · 20%
- among you, which will not be charmed1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.