na.chash denotes divinatory practice or omens, denied for Jacob and Israel and not sought by Balaam.

The attested use concerns divinatory practice: it is said to be absent from Jacob and Israel in Numbers 23:23, while Numbers 24:1 describes Balaam not going to seek omens.

1. Divinatory practice or sought omens · dominant

   In Numbers 23:23, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the statement that there is no such practice in Jacob or Israel; the APB renders the clause, "there is no divination in Jacob and no divination in Israel." In Numbers 24:1, the masculine plural absolute form occurs where Balaam does not go as before to seek omens; the APB presents this as a discontinued action before he turns toward the wilderness.

   Numbers 23:23Numbers 24:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the relevant clause in Numbers 23:23 with "divination" and presents the plural setting in Numbers 24:1 as Balaam going "to seek omens." These renderings show the verses' presentation rather than a precise word-for-word mapping.