KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Pertaining to God, proceeding from God, or set apart to his service. Sense 2: To seek or declare hidden or future things by a familiar spirit or other claimed supernatural means.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 44:15
Complete exact-word concordance
And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
And Ioseph said vnto them, What deed is this that ye haue done? wote ye not, that such a man as I can certainely diuine?
1611 marginal noteOr, make triall?
And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
And Saul disguised himselfe, and put on other raiment, and hee went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night, and he said, I pray thee diuine vnto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him vp whom I shall name vnto thee.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
A diuine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in iudgement.
1611 marginal noteHeb. diuination.
And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord God.
And mine hand shall be vpon the Prophets that see vanitie, and that diuine lyes: they shall not bee in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel, and ye shall know that I am the LORD God.
1611 marginal noteOr, secret or counsell.
Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
Therefore yee shall see no more vanitie, nor diuine diuinations, for I will deliuer my people out of your hand, and ye shall knowe that I am the LORD. par
Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.
Whiles they see vanitie vnto thee, whiles they diuine a lie vnto thee, to bring thee vpon the necks of them that are slaine, of the wicked whose day is come, when their iniquitie shall haue an end.
Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
Therefore night shall be vnto you, that yee shall not haue a vision, and it shall be darke vnto you, that yee shall not diuine, and the Sunne shall goe downe ouer the Prophets, and the day shall be darke ouer them.
1611 marginal noteHebr. from a vision.
1611 marginal noteHeb. from diuining.
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.
The heads thereof iudge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hyre, and the Prophets thereof diuine for money: yet will they leane vpon the LORD, and say; Is not the LORD among vs? none euill can come vpon vs.
1611 marginal noteHeb. saying.
THEN verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
¶ Then verily the first Couenant had also ordinances of diuine Seruice, and a worldly Sanctuary.
1611 marginal noteOr, ceremonies.
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
According as his diuine power hath giuen vnto vs all things that pertain vnto life and godlines, through the knowledge of him that hath called vs to glory and vertue.
1611 marginal noteOr, by.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Pertaining to the true God; as the divine nature; divine perfections. Proceeding from God. Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; as divine service.
To foreknow; to foretell; to presage. To use or practice divination. To utter presages or prognostications.
