Bible Dictionary: Soothsayer

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Easton's Bible Dictionary

One who pretends to prognosticate future events. Baalam is so called (Joshua 13:22; Hebrews kosem, a "diviner, " as rendered 1 Samuel 6:2; rendered "prudent, Isaiah 3:2). In Isaiah 2:6 and Micah 5:12 (Hebrews yonenim, i.e., "diviners of the clouds") the word is used of the Chaldean diviners who studied the clouds. In Dan. 2:27; 5:7 the word is the rendering of the Chaldee gazrin, i.e., "deciders" or "determiners", here applied to Chaldean astrologers, "who, by casting nativities from the place of the stars at one's birth, and by various arts of computing and divining, foretold the fortunes and destinies of individuals.", Gesenius, Lex. Hebrews (see SORCERER.)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator.

2. (n.) A mantis.

Greek

903. Balaam -- Balaam, an unrighteous prophet
... Balaam Phonetic Spelling: (bal-ah-am') Short Definition: Balaam Definition: Balaam,
son of Beor of Pethor on the Euphrates, a soothsayer in the Old Testament. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7248. Rab-mag -- perhaps "chief soothsayer," an official of the ...
... Rab-mag. 7249 . perhaps "chief soothsayer," an official of the Bab. king.
Transliteration: Rab-mag Phonetic Spelling: (rab-mawg') Short Definition: Rab-mag. ...
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6049. anan -- to practice soothsaying
... to practice soothsaying. Transliteration: anan Phonetic Spelling: (aw-nan') Short
Definition: bring. bring, enchanter, observer of times, soothsayer, sorcerer ...
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7080. qasam -- to practice divination
... diviner prudent, soothsayer, use divination. A primitive root; properly,
to distribute, ie Determine by lot or magical scroll; by ...
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1505. gezar -- to cut, determine
... cut out, soothsayer. (Aramaic) corresponding to gazar; to quarry; determine -- cut
out, soothsayer. see HEBREW gazar. 1504, 1505. gezar. 1506 . ...
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Library

He Teaches Rhetoric, the Only Thing He Loved, and Scorns the ...
... Book IV. Chapter II."He Teaches Rhetoric, the Only Thing He Loved, and
Scorns the Soothsayer, Who Promised Him Victory. 2. In ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter ii he teaches rhetoric the.htm

Caste viewed as a Doer
... The village soothsayer warned them that their father's god would be angry; they
did not heed him, but went on, and suddenly their baby died. ...
/.../wilson-carmichael/things as they are/chapter xi caste viewed as.htm

1 Cor. xii. 1, 2
... For this is peculiar to the soothsayer, to be beside himself, to be under compulsion,
to be pushed, to be dragged, to be haled as a madman. ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xxix 1 cor xii.htm

Prophets and the Prophet
... methods; the second is an obscure word, which is supposed by some to mean a 'murmurer,'
and may refer rather to the low mutterings of the soothsayer than to ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/prophets and the prophet.htm

Psalm LVIII.
... an astrologer; there is added a fourth sin: the astrologer answereth perchance with
some hard and evil responses, he runneth to a soothsayer, that expiation ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lviii.htm

Balak's Inquiries Relative to the Service of God, and Balaam's ...
... Moab we are not informed; but on occasion before us, the affrighted sovereign of
that people, sent to some distance for Balaam, a famous soothsayer or diviner ...
/.../sermon xviii balaks inquiries relative.htm

Commandment Eleventh. The Spirit and Prophets to be Tried by their ...
... These doubters then go to him as to a soothsayer, and inquire of him what will happen
to them; and he, the false prophet, not having the power of a Divine ...
/.../the pastor books first second third/commandment eleventh the spirit and.htm

Let us Pass on Now to Theatrical Exhibitions, which we have ...
... from temples and altars, and that mournful profusion of incense and blood, with
music of pipes and trumpets, all under the direction of the soothsayer and the ...
/.../tertullian/the shows or de spectaculis/chapter x let us pass.htm

The Greek Kings of Egypt.
... Masollam asked why; and a soothsayer, pointing to a bird, told him that if the bird
stopped, it would be lucky for them to stop; if it flew on, they might go on ...
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"But they are Gods to Us," You Say. ...
... or the bowl of the gods from the ladle of the manes? or the undertaker from the
soothsayer, as in fact this latter personage also attends upon the dead? ...
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Thesaurus

Soothsayer (4 Occurrences)
...Soothsayer (4 Occurrences). ... Deuteronomy 18:11 or a charmer, or one that inquireth
of a spirit of Python, or a soothsayer, or one that consulteth the dead. (DBY). ...
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Soothing (40 Occurrences)

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Kirjath-huzoth (1 Occurrence)
... It was probably from the summit of Attarus, the high place near the city, that the
soothsayer first saw the encampments of Israel. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Kirjathhuzoth (1 Occurrence)
... It was probably from the summit of Attarus, the high place near the city, that the
soothsayer first saw the encampments of Israel. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Urim (8 Occurrences)
... the function of the priests as the mouthpiece of Yahweh, as well as with the ceremonial
side of the service (Exodus 28:30; compare Arabic kahin, "soothsayer"). ...
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Jambres (2 Occurrences)
... and anachronisms. They are to the effect that Jannes and Jambres were
sons of Balaam, the soothsayer of Pethor. Notwithstanding ...
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Jannes (2 Occurrences)
... and anachronisms. They are to the effect that Jannes and Jambres were
sons of Balaam, the soothsayer of Pethor. Notwithstanding ...
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Inquireth (7 Occurrences)
... Inquireth (7 Occurrences). Deuteronomy 18:11 or a charmer, or one that inquireth
of a spirit of Python, or a soothsayer, or one that consulteth the dead. (DBY). ...
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Thummim (6 Occurrences)
... the function of the priests as the mouthpiece of Yahweh, as well as with the ceremonial
side of the service (Exodus 28:30; compare Arabic kahin, "soothsayer"). ...
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Practiced (22 Occurrences)
... Joshua 13:22 The children of Israel alse killed Balaam also the son of Beor, the
soothsayer, with the sword, among the rest of their slain. (See NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Soothsayer (4 Occurrences)

Deuteronomy 18:10 There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
(See JPS RSV)

Deuteronomy 18:11 or a charmer, or one that inquireth of a spirit of Python, or a soothsayer, or one that consulteth the dead.
(DBY)

Joshua 13:22 The children of Israel alse killed Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, with the sword, among the rest of their slain.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV RSV)

Isaiah 3:2 The strong man and the man of war; the judge and the prophet; the man who has knowledge of secret arts, and the man who is wise because of his years;
(See NIV)

Subtopics

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Soothsayer

Related Terms

Soothing (40 Occurrences)

Kirjath-huzoth (1 Occurrence)

Kirjathhuzoth (1 Occurrence)

Urim (8 Occurrences)

Jambres (2 Occurrences)

Jannes (2 Occurrences)

Inquireth (7 Occurrences)

Thummim (6 Occurrences)