Charmers
Bible Usage:
- First Reference: Psalms 58:5
- Last Reference: Isaiah 19:3
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
One who practises serpent-charming (Psalms 58:5; Jeremiah 8:17; Ecclesiastes 10:11). It was an early and universal opinion that the most venomous reptiles could be made harmless by certain charms or by sweet sounds. It is well known that there are jugglers in India and in other Eastern lands who practise this art at the present day.
In Isaiah 19:3 the word "charmers" is the rendering of the Hebrew 'ittim, meaning, properly, necromancers (R.V. marg., "whisperers"). In Deuteronomy 18:11 the word "charmer" means a dealer in spells, especially one who, by binding certain knots, was supposed thereby to bind a curse or a blessing on its object. In Isaiah 3:3 the words "eloquent orator" should be, as in the Revised Version, "skilful enchanter."
CHARMER, noun
1. One that charms, or has power to charm; one that uses or has the power of enchantment. Deuteronomy 18:11.
2. One who delights and attracts the affections.
CHARMERESS, noun An enchantress.
General references
Isaiah 19:3; Jeremiah 8:17
Prohibited
Deuteronomy 18:11
Of serpents
Psalms 58:4-5; Jeremiah 8:17
Sorcery