Deuteronomy 18:10:7Deut.18.10.W7TAB
קְסָמִ֔ים
kesamim
“of divinations”
- Transliteration
- ke-sa-MIM
- Extended
- keh-sa-MEEM
- IPA
- /qsɑˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of divinations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-sa-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
ko-SEM ke-sa-MIM
- clause
ko-SEM ke-sa-MIM me-o-NEN u-me-na-KHESH u-me-ka-SHEF
- sentence
lo-yi-ma-TSE be-KHA ma-a-VEER be-NO-u-vi-TO ba-ESH ko-SEM ke-sa-MIM me-o-NEN u-me-na-KHESH u-me-ka-SHEF
Root and etymology
“to divine or seek omens”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:10
There shall not be found among you anyone who causes his son and his daughter to pass through the fire, a practitioner of divination , a soothsayer, an interpreter of omens , or a practitioner of sorcery.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 18:10, so the Hebrew word קְסָמִ֔ים (kesamim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.18.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.10.W7.S1) and character.