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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #825 - אַשָּׁף

Transliteration

ʼashshâph

Phonetics

ash-shawf'

Root Word (Etymology)

from an unused root (probably meaning to lisp, i.e. practice enchantment)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TWOT

181

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) necromancer, conjurer

2) (TWOT) astrologer, enchanter, exorcist

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3097 ‑ μάγος (mag'‑os); 5386 ‑ φιλόσοφος (fil‑os'‑of‑os);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (2)

Daniel 2

NAS (2)

Daniel 2

HCS (2)

Daniel 2

BSB (2)

Daniel 2

ESV (2)

Daniel 2

WEB (2)

Daniel 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1477) p s (סהפ ShP) AC: Strike CO: Serpent AB: ?: The pictograph s is a picture of the teeth, the p is a picture of the mouth. Combined these mean "sharp teeth in the mouth". A s e r p e n t (סנאכ snake) has sharp fangs in the mouth. Its prey is taken into the mouth swallowed by drawing down into the belly. (eng: sharp - with the additional r; serpent - with the exchange of the s and sh and the additional r and nt; jasper)

A) p s (סהפ ShP) AC: ? CO: High AB: ?

N^f ) e p s (סהפה ShPH) - Milk: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (1): cheese - Strongs: H8194 (שְׁפוֹת)

f^m) i p s (סהפי ShPY) - High place: In the sense of the serpent lifting its head to strike. KJV (10): high place - Strongs: H8205 (שְׁפִי)

B) p p s (סהפפ ShPP) AC: ? CO: Serpent AB: ?

bj^m ) n f p i p s (סהפיפונ ShPYPWN) - Shephiyphon: An unknown species of viper. KJV (1): adder - Strongs: H8207 (שְׁפִיפֹן)

C) p s a (אסהפ AShP) AC: ? CO: Serpent AB: ?

N^m ) p s a (אסהפ AShP) - Enchanter: From their hissing. [Aramaic only] KJV (8): astrologer - Strongs: H825 (אַשָּׁף), H826 (אָשַׁף)

N^f1) e p s a (אסהפה AShPH) - Quiver: A pouch with a mouth for sharp arrows. KJV (6): quiver - Strongs: H827 (אַשְׁפָּה)

D) p a s (סהאפ ShAP) AC: Swallow CO: ? AB: ?: A drawing in by swallowing as the snake swallows its prey.

V) p a s (סהאפ ShAP) - I. Swallow: II. Draw:To draw water from a well. [df: bas] KJV (33): (vf: Paal, Participle) swallow, snuff, pant, desire, devour, draw, drawer - Strongs: H7579 (שָׁאַב), H7602 (שָׁאַף)

a^m ) p a s m (מסהאפ MShAP) - Well: A place for drawing water. [df: basm] KJV (1): draw - Strongs: H4857 (מַשְׁאָב)

H) e p s (סהפה ShPH) AC: ? CO: High AB: ?: The serpent lifts its head up high to strike.

V) e p s (סהפה ShPH) - High: KJV (2): (vf: Niphal, Pual) stick out, high - Strongs: H8192 (שָׁפָה)

J) p f s (סהופ ShWP) AC: Strike CO: ? AB: ?: A striking of the serpent.

V) p f s (סהופ ShWP) - Strike: KJV (4): (vf: Paal) bruise, break, cover - Strongs: H7779 (שׁוּף)

L) p s i (יסהפ YShP) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?: [Unknown meaning]

N^f1) p s i (יסהפ YShP) - Jasper: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (3): jasper - Strongs: H3471 (יָשְׁפֶה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[אַשָּׁף] noun masculine conjurer, necromancer (probably Babylonian loan-word, Assyrian ašipu COT^Gloss compare Dl^{Proverbs 141}, Aramaic אָשַׁף,

; see also Assyrian šiptu, conjuration) only plural אַשָּׁפִים Daniel 1:20 ("" חַרְטֻמִּים), Daniel 2:2 ("" ׳ח, מְבַשְּׁפִים, כַּשְׂדִּים).

אשׁף (√ of dubious meaning, whence following)

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אַשָּׁף Heb. and Ch. an enchanter, a magician; Daniel 2:10. Plur. Heb. אַשָּׁפִים Daniel 1:20, 2:2 Ch. אָֽשְׁפִין emphat. אָֽשְׁפַיָּא (from the sing. אָשֵׁף), Daniel 2:27, 4:4 5:7, 11, 15. (Syr. ܐܳܫܘܽܦܐܳ enchanter.)

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List of Word Forms

הָֽאַשָּׁפִ֔ים האשפים וְלָֽאַשָּׁפִ֗ים ולאשפים hā’aššāp̄îm hā·’aš·šā·p̄îm haashshaFim velaashshaFim wə·lā·’aš·šā·p̄îm wəlā’aššāp̄îm