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laḥaš לַ֫חַשׁ ‘charm’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from lāḥaš לָחַשׁ ‘to whisper’
Roots: לחשׁ

laḥaš n, m
1) whispering, charming
 1a) serpent-charming
 1b) charms, amulets (worn by women)
 1c) whisper (of prayer)

Mentioned in Isaiah 3:3, 3:20, 26:16 Jeremiah 8:17 Ecclesiastes 10:11

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