Strong's Lexicon

H3784

H3784 — כָּשַׁף

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewkashaphverb-stemOccurrences: 6TWOT: 1051

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3784
Word:כָּשַׁף
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:6
Transliteration:kashaph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kaw-shaf'
Meaning:1. (properly) to whisper a spell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic
KJV Renderings:sorcerer, (use) witch(-craft).

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כִּשֵּׁף verb

Pi`el denominative practice sorcery (Assyrian kašâpu , id.); — Perfect 3 masculine singular: וְעוֺנֵן וְנִחֵשׁ וְכִשֵּׁף וְעָשָׂה אוֺב וְיִדְּעוֺנִ֑י 2Chr 33:6 (of Manasseh); elsewhere only Participle as substantive masculine singular sorcerer, in Israel, מְכַשֵּׁף Deut 18:10 (following קֹסֵם קְסָמִים מְעוֺנֵן וּמְנַחֵשׁ); feminine singular מְכַשֵּׁפָה = sorceress Exod 22:17 ( E ); masculine plural מְכַשְּׁפִים Mal 3:5 (named with adulterers and falseswearers); of diviners, or astrologers in Egypt (חַרְטֻמִּים q. v.) Exod 7:11 ( P ; || חֲכָמִים); in Babylon Dan 2:2 (+ חַרְטֻמִּים, אַשָּׁפִים, כַּשְׂדִּים).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

כשף (kah-shaph’)

2 Chronicles 33:6

KJV: And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
EHCC: used enchantments, and used ה5וש

Exodus 7:11

KJV: Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
EHCC: the wise men and the sorcerers:

Exodus 22:18

KJV: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
EHCC: (17). Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. -

Deuteronomy 18:10

KJV: There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
EHCC: or an enchanter, or a twitch,

Daniel 2:2

KJV: Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
EHCC: and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans,

Malachi 8:5

EHCC: will be a swift witness against the sorcerers,
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