Strong's H5172 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: נָחַשׁ (nâchash)

Pronunciation: naw-khash'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root;

Definition: properly, to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell; generally, to prognosticate

KJV Renderings: [idiom] certainly, divine, enchanter, (use) [idiom] enchantment, learn by experience, [idiom] indeed, diligently observe.

Senses

1. to practice divination, divine, observe signs, learn by experience, diligently observe, practice fortunetelling, take as an omen
1. (Piel)
2. to practice divination
3. to observe the signs or omens

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.