5 occurrences

'Charms' in the Bible

So they gave Jacob all the [idols and images of the] foreign gods they had and the rings which were in their ears [worn as charms against evil], and Jacob buried them under the oak tree near Shechem.

Verse ConceptsEarringsOrnamentsRingsForeign ThingsOaksHidden ThingsPutting Away Other Godsjewelry

head wraps (turbans), [short, jingling] ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets (charms),

Verse ConceptsChainsOintmentDressBreaking Chainsmagicjewelry

and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Woe to the women who fasten magic (protective) charms on all wrists and make veils for the heads of those of every stature to capture [human] lives! Will you capture the lives of My people but keep your own?

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofSorcery And MagicTrapVeilsMagiciansDressSewingTemptressesTall PeopleAvoid Sorcerymagic

Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against your magic bands [and veils] by which you hunt [human] lives as birds and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the lives you hunt go free, even those lives whom you hunt as birds.

Verse ConceptsBirds, Figurative UseGod Stripping PeopleGod OpposingAvoid SorceryGod Freeing CaptivesBirdsflyingmagicvampires

All because of the many acts of prostitution of [Nineveh] the prostitute,The charming and well-favored one, the mistress of sorceries,Who betrays nations by her acts of prostitution (idolatry)And families by her sorceries.

Verse ConceptsProstitutionNakednessmagicwitchesmistress

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Appeal (46 instances)
Beguile (7 instances)
Bewitch (1 instance)
Captivate (4 instances)
Capture (76 instances)
Catch (67 instances)
Charms (10 instances)
Enchant (1 instance)
Entrance (223 instances)