The Definition of the word Charmer

Charmer

One who practises serpent-charming (Ps. 58:5; Jer. 8:17; Eccl. 10:11). It was an early and universal opinion that the most venomous reptiles could be made harmless by certain charms or by sweet sounds. It is well known that there are jugglers in India and in other Eastern lands who practise this art at the present day. "In Isa. 19:3 the word "charmers" is the rendering of the Hebrew "'ittim, meaning, properly, necromancers (R.V. marg.," "whisperers). In Deut. 18:11 the word "charmer" means a dealer" "in spells, especially one who, by binding certain knots, was" supposed thereby to bind a curse or a blessing on its object. In "Isa. 3:3 the words "eloquent orator" should be, as in the" "Revised Version, "skilful enchanter."