Definition

figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. practise magic

Etymology

a primitive root; to cover; used only as a denominative from H6051 (עָנָן), to cloud over;

Where the KJV renders it

• bring
• enchanter
• Meonemin
• observe(-r of) times
• soothsayer
• sorcerer

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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