H3908 לַחַשׁ

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 5 KJV occurrences

לַחַשׁ

lachash · lakh'-ash

Definition

properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet

KJV Renderings

charmed, earring, enchantment, orator, prayer.

Derivation / Etymology

from H3907 (לָחַשׁ);

KJV Verses (5)

Ecclesiastes 10:11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Isaiah 3:3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
Isaiah 3:20The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
Isaiah 26:16LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
Jeremiah 8:17For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.