Words the Bible translates as divine
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- theiosθεῖοςdivinenot studied yet
- qasamקָסַםto practice divination: to seek out or hand on hidden and future knowledge through mantic technique, rather than through a genuine word from God
- manteuomaiμαντεύομαιto divinenot studied yet
- naḥashנָחַשׁto practice divination: to look for a sign, or take something as a sign, that tells what is hidden or what is coming
- ananעָנַןto practice soothsaying: to work as one particular kind of banned diviner, whose technique the Bible never describes
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- to bring clouds over the earth: to gather cloud cover across the sky
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Every English meaning beginning with D is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.