Psalm 58:5
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
אַט
ʼaṭ
(as a noun) a necromancer (from their soft incantations), (as an adverb) gently
חָבַר
châbar
to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate
עוֹלָם
ʻôwlâm
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (...
שָׂכַל
sâkal
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
Key Terms in This Verse
חָבַר châbar
to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate
Study H2266 →אַט ʼaṭ
(as a noun) a necromancer (from their soft incantations), (as an adverb) gently
Study H328 →שָׂכַל sâkal
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
Study H7919 →עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Study H5769 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →Cross References
For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to t...
Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
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