H4738 H4738
divination, the practice of seeking supernatural knowledge through occult means
This noun denotes divination, the forbidden practice of seeking hidden knowledge through magical or occult techniques. Ezekiel condemns false prophets twice with this term: 'there shall no more be any false vision or flattering divination' (12:24), and 'Have you not seen a false vision and uttered a lying divination?' (13:7). Both passages pair 'divination' with 'false vision,' emphasizing deception. The adjectives 'flattering' and 'lying' clarify that this is not legitimate prophetic inquiry but manipulation. Ezekiel distinguishes true prophetic word from divinatory fakery that tells people what they want to hear.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Divination, the practice of seeking or claiming supernatural knowledge through prohibited means. Ezekiel 12:24 promises the end of false visions and 'flattering divination'—divinatory pronouncements that please hearers rather than convey God's word. Chapter 13:7 challenges the false prophets: 'You have spoken falsehood and seen lying divination'—their visions are fabricated and their divinatory claims are lies. The term represents illegitimate spiritual knowledge-seeking, condemned throughout Scripture as replacing dependence on God's revealed word with occult manipulation. 2×
AR["وَعِرَافَةً", "وَعِرَافَةٍ"]·ben["আর-মন্ত্র"]·DE["[ומקסם]"]·EN["and-divination-of"]·FR["et-portion"]·heb["ו-מקסם"]·HI["और-भाग्य"]·ID["dan-tenung"]·IT["[ומקסם]"]·jav["lan-tenung"]·KO["그리고-점을", "그리고-점이"]·PT["e-adivinhação"]·RU["и-гадание-", "и-гадания"]·ES["y-adivinación"]·SW["na-uaguzi", "wala-ubashiri"]·TR["ve-fal"]·urd["اور-فال"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [מִקְסָם] n.[m.] divination; cstr. מִקְסַם חָלָק Ez 12:24 (‖ חזון שׁוא); מִקְסַם כָּזָב Ez 13:7 (‖ מחזה שׁוא).