Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H825 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אַשָּׁף |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root (probably meaning to lisp, i.e. practice enchantment) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | ashshaph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ash-shawf' |
| Meaning: | 1. a conjurer |
| KJV Renderings: | astrologer. |
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[אַשָּׁף] noun masculine conjurer, necromancer (probably Babylonian loan-word, Assyrian ašipu COTGloss compare DlPr 141, Aramaic אָשַׁף, [untranscribed source text 448]; see also Assyrian šiptu , conjuration) only plural אַשָּׁפִים Dan 1:20 (|| חַרְטֻמִּים), Dan 2:2 (|| ׳ ח, מְבַשְּׁפִים, כַּשְׂדִּים).
אָשַׁף (K§ a) noun masculine conjurer, enchanter (probably Babylonian Loan-word; so Biblical Hebrew אַשָּׁף ); — absolute ׳ א Dan 2:10 plural absolute אָֽשְׁפִין Dan 2:27; Dan 5:11, emphatic אָֽשְׁפַיָא Dan 4:4; Dan 5:7; Dan 5:15.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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