כָּשַׁף
kāšap
practice sorcery
Strong's H3784VerbHebrewTWOT 1051

כָּשַׁף (kāšap) is a Hebrew verb meaning practice sorcery. It appears 6 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3784).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1051)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1051)practice sorcery; whisper, inchant, practise magic; sorcerer, witch, witchcraft
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

כִּשֵּׁף verb: practice sorcery

Piel denominative practice sorcery

Strong's H3784 כָּשַׁף: properly, to whisper a spell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic
KJV:sorcerer, (use) witch(-craft).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Deuteronomy 18:102 Chronicles 33:6Daniel 2:2

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