כֶּשֶׁף
kešep
sorcery
Strong's H3785NounHebrewTWOT 1051a

כֶּשֶׁף (kešep) is a Hebrew noun meaning sorcery. It appears 6 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3785).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1051a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1051a)sorcery; magic; witchcraft
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

כֶּ֫שֶׁף noun, masculine: sorcery

Strong's H3785 כֶּשֶׁף: magic
KJV:sorcery, witchcraft.

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.

Root family 1051: כָּשַׁף kāšap — practice sorcery; whisper, inchant, practise magic; sorcerer, witch, witchcraft

See it in Scripture

2 Kings 9:22Isaiah 47:9Nahum 3:4

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