Bible Dictionary: Charmers

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Charmers

Psalm 58:4,5; Ecclesiastes 10:11; Jeremiah 8:17, persons very common throughout India and Egypt, who claim to have the faculty of catching, taming, and controlling serpents, even the most venomous.

Strong's Hebrew

3907. lachash -- to whisper, charm
... 3906, 3907. lachash. 3908 . to whisper, charm. Transliteration: lachash Phonetic
Spelling: (law-khash') Short Definition: charmers. Word Origin a prim. ...
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Library

Moreover, Flies Falling into Myrrh, and Suffocated Therein, Make ...
... strength. [110] The bite of a serpent, again, is stealthy; and the charmers
will not soothe the pain, for they are vain. But the ...
/.../a metaphrase of the book of ecclesiastes/chapter x moreover flies falling.htm

The Learned Pagans had Means and Opportunities of Informing ...
... Saviour's history. II. From the proceedings,. III. The charmers, sufferings,.
IV. And miracles of the persons who published it. V. How ...
/.../sect v the learned pagans.htm

Holy Baptism
... A few bright drops of holy dew,. Shall work a wonder there. Earth's charmers never
knew. O happy arms, where cradled lies,. And ready for the LORD's embrace,. ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/cclxxxv holy baptism.htm

The Fear of God.
... "Therefore you shall be able to persuade yourselves with respect to the things that
are profitable, if, like charmers, you say to the horrible serpent which ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter v the fear of god.htm

Whether it is Unlawful to Wear Divine Words at the Neck?
... 5): "Their madness is according to the likeness of a serpent, like the deaf asp
that stoppeth her ears, which will not hear the voice of the charmers, nor of ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is unlawful to 3.htm

Answer to the Objection of the Heathen, that it was not Right to ...
... With justice, then, have you been compared to those serpents who shut their
ears against the charmers. For "their mind," says the ...
/.../clement/exhortation to the heathen/chapter x answer to the objection.htm

Prayer and Transfiguration
... That will do for the evil in us what the snake-charmers do by subtle touches,
turn the serpent into a rigid rod that does not move nor sting. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/prayer and transfiguration.htm

If You Wish Me to Keep Silence, Cease from Accusing Me. Lay Down ...
... Their madness is like the madness of the serpent; like the deaf adder which stoppeth
her ears, which will not hear the voice of the charmers, and of the ...
/.../43 if you wish me.htm

A Prayer when one Begins to be Sick.
... health again (2 Kings 20:7; v.7, 8, 10; John 9:7;) but in anywise take heed that
thou, nor none for thee, send to sorcerers, wizards, charmers, or enchanters ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bayly/the practice of piety/a prayer when one begins.htm

The Holy War,
... They 'will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.' At length,
the town is assaulted, conscience becomes alarmed, but the will remains ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the holy war.htm

Thesaurus

Charmers (4 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Charmers (4 Occurrences). Psalms 58:5 which doesn't listen
to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be. ...
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Charmer (5 Occurrences)
... In Isaiah 19:3 the word "charmers" is the rendering of the Hebrew 'ittim,
meaning, properly, necromancers (RV marg., "whisperers"). ...
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Wizards (10 Occurrences)
... I will destroy its counsel. They will seek the idols, the charmers, those who have
familiar spirits, and the wizards. (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV). ...
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Tune (15 Occurrences)
... (WEB NIV). Psalms 58:5 which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter
how skillful the charmer may be. (See NIV). Psalms 59:1 For the Chief Musician. ...
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Ear (670 Occurrences)
... which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely"
(Psalm 58:4, 5 Proverbs 21:13; Proverbs 28:9 Acts 7:57). ...
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Enchantment (4 Occurrences)
... which will not be charmed"; Psalm 58:4, 5, "the voice of charmers (the Revised Version,
margin "enchanters"), charming never so wisely." Ophiomancy, the art of ...
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Binder (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Binder (3 Occurrences). Psalms 58:5 Which hearkeneth not
to the voice of charmers, Charming never so wisely. (See JPS). ...
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Charming (4 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Charming (4 Occurrences). Psalms 58:5 Which will not hearken
to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. (KJV ASV DBY WBS). ...
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Caster (2 Occurrences)
... Caster (2 Occurrences). Psalms 58:5 which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers,
no matter how skillful the charmer may be. (See NAS). ...
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Charmer's (1 Occurrence)

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Bible Concordance

Charmers (4 Occurrences)

Psalms 58:5 which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Isaiah 3:3 Head of fifty, and accepted of faces, And counsellor, and the wise of artificers, And the intelligent of charmers.
(YLT)

Isaiah 19:3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst. I will destroy its counsel. They will seek the idols, the charmers, those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Isaiah 47:13 Thou hast been wearied in the multitude of thy counsels, Stand up, I pray thee, and save thee, Let the charmers of the heavens, Those looking on the stars, Those teaching concerning the months, From those things that come on thee!
(YLT)

Subtopics

Charmers

Charmers and Charming of Serpents

Charmers and Charming: General Scriptures Concerning

Charmers and Charming: Prohibited

Related Terms

Charmer (5 Occurrences)

Wizards (10 Occurrences)

Tune (15 Occurrences)

Ear (670 Occurrences)

Enchantment (4 Occurrences)

Binder (3 Occurrences)