Lachash — H3908

Definition

masculine noun

properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet

1. whispering, charming
1. serpent-charming
2. charms, amulets (worn by women)
3. whisper (of prayer)

Usually translated as

charmed, enchantment, orator, prayer, earring

Origin

from H3907

• Derived from Lâchash (H3907)

Greek equivalents

• akroatḗs (G202)
• psithyrismós (G5587)

Occurrences

Lachash occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (1)

• Ecclesiastes 10:11 — Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment (לָ֑חַשׁ); and a babbler is no better.
• Isaiah 3:3 — The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator (לָֽחַשׁ).
• Isaiah 3:20 — The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings (וְהַלְּחָשִֽׁים),
• Isaiah 26:16 — LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer (לַ֔חַשׁ) when thy chastening was upon them.
• Jeremiah 8:17 — For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed (לָ֑חַשׁ), and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.