Hebrew word
lachash
lakh'-ash
לַחַשׁ
What it means
properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, a private prayer, an incantation
properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet
Where it comes from
from lâchash (לָחַשׁ)