What does קֶסֶם · μαντεύομαι mean in the Bible?
קֶסֶם · μαντεύομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "divine decision, pronouncement".
Hebrew · H7081, G3132
קֶסֶם
A lot ; also divination (including its fee), oracle · to divine
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קֶסֶם H7081 a lot ; also divination (including its fee), oracle
Pronunciation qesem
Divination practice that yields an oracle or decision; often condemned as pagan occultism in Israel's religious law
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μαντεύομαι G3132 to divine
Pronunciation manteúomai
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What does קֶסֶם (qesem) mean in the Bible?
קֶסֶם · μαντεύομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "divine decision, pronouncement".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7081, G3132?
H7081, G3132 is connected to 11 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. divine decision, pronouncement
Source Gloss
divine decision, pronouncement
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 6
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Participle active Deut 18:10 1×
Word Origins
קֶסֶם is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G2973 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain