Definition

to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate

Etymology

a primitive root;

Where the KJV renders it

• charm(-er)
• be compact
• couple (together)
• have fellowship with
• heap up
• join (self
• together)
• league

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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