Enchantments: 1. The rendering of Hebrew latim or lehatim, which means
"something covered," "muffled up;" secret arts, tricks(Exodus 7:11,22; 8:7,18) by which the Egyptian magicians imposed on
the credulity of Pharaoh.
2. The rendering of the Hebrew keshaphim, "muttered spells" or
"incantations," rendered "sorceries" in
(Isaiah 47:9,12) i.e., the
using of certain formulae under the belief that men could thus
be bound.
3. Hebrew lehashim, "charming," as of serpents
(Jeremiah 8:17) comp.
(Psalms 58:5)
4. Hebrew nehashim, the enchantments or omens used by Balaam
(Numbers 24:1) his endeavouring to gain omens favourable to his
design.
5. Hebrew heber
(Isaiah 47:9,12) "magical spells." All kinds of
enchantments were condemned by the Mosaic law
(Leviticus 19:26; Deuteronomy 18:10-12)
(See DIVINATION)
