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H7080 · קָסַם

qâçam

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine

KJV gloss list in the source

divine(-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use (divination).

Source pronunciation notation: kaw-sam'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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