H3908 לַחַשׁ
lachash — properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet
KJV: charmed, earring, enchantment, orator, prayer.
Derived from לָחַשׁ lâchash (to whisper)
Occurs 5 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- לַ֫חַשׁ n.[m.] a whispering, charming
- 1 serpent-charming
- 2 charms, amulets, worn by women
- 3 whisper of prayer
Where it occurs
- Isaiah 3:3 — the captain of fifty, the honorable man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.
- Isaiah 3:20 — the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume containers, the charms,
- Isaiah 26:16 — LORD, in trouble they have visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.
- Jeremiah 8:17 — “For, behold, I will send serpents, adders among you, which will not be charmed; and they will bite you,” says the LORD.
- Ecclesiastes 10:11 — If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer’s tongue.