כָּשַׁף
ka.shaphto practice sorceryHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb6 occurrences5 books6 verses
Definition
a primitive root; properly, to whisper a spell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic
Traditional renderings: sorcerer, (use) witch(-craft).
Traditional renderings: sorcerer, (use) witch(-craft).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Exodus 7:11וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑ים · and sorcerersBut Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.
- Exodus 22:18מְכַשֵּׁפָ֖ה · allow a sorceressYou must not allow a sorceress to live.
- Deuteronomy 18:10וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃ · practices sorceryLet no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
- 2 Chronicles 33:6וְֽכִשֵּׁ֔ף · and witchcraftHe sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
- Daniel 2:2וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙ · sorcerersSo the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
- Malachi 3:5בַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙ · against sorcerers“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.