# קָסַם (qasam)

Israeli respelling: qa-sam. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7080. 20 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: divine(-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use (divination).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/qasam-h7080

## Occurrences

- [Deuteronomy 18:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/18/10) — There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an ob…
- [Deuteronomy 18:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/18/14) — For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath n…
- [Joshua 13:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/13/22) — Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
- [1 Samuel 6:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/6/2) — And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall se…
- [1 Samuel 28:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/28/8) — And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said,…
- [2 Kings 17:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/17/17) — And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do ev…
- [Isaiah 3:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/3/2) — The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
- [Isaiah 44:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/44/25) — That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
- [Jeremiah 27:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/27/9) — Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which…
- [Jeremiah 29:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/29/8) — For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, nei…
- [Ezekiel 13:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/13/9) — And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither sha…
- [Ezekiel 13:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/13/23) — Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am t…
- [Ezekiel 21:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/21/21) — For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he cons…
- [Ezekiel 21:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/21/23) — And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity…
- [Ezekiel 21:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/21/29) — Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, w…
- [Ezekiel 22:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/22/28) — And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when…
- [Micah 3:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/3/6) — Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun sh…
- [Micah 3:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/3/7) — Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
- [Micah 3:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/3/11) — The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean u…
- [Zechariah 10:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/10/2) — For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went t…