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Strong's #3784 - כָּשַׁף
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- (Piel) to practice witchcraft or sorcery, use witchcraft
- sorcerer, sorceress (participle)
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2293) psk (כסהפ KShP) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Sorcery: Supernatural powers used by idolaters.
V) psk (כסהפ KShP) - Sorcery: To practice sorcery. KJV (6): (vf: Piel, Participle) sorcerer, witch, witchcraft - Strongs: H3784 (כָּשַׁף)
Nm) psk (כסהפ KShP) - I. Sorcery: II. Sorcerer:KJV (7): witchcraft, sorcery, sorcerer - Strongs: H3785 (כֶּשֶׁף), H3786 (כַּשָּׁף)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
כָּשַׁף unused in Kal. Syr. Ethpael, to pray, to offer prayers or worship, e.g. Acts 4:32, 13:1 (for Gr. λειτουργεῖν), Php_1:4 (for Gr. δέησιν ποιεῖν). Like many Syriac words relating to worship (e.g. כְּמָרִים, בַּעַל, סָנַד, קָסַם, which see); this also in Hebrew is restricted to the worship of idols, and means
Piel כִּשֵּׁף to use enchantment (pr. to use magical songs, to mutter), 2 Chronicles 33:6. Part. מְכַשֵּׁף, an enchanter, a magician, Exodus 7:11; Deuteronomy 18:10; Daniel 2:2; Malachi 3:5. Fem. מְכַשֵּׁפָה Exodus 22:17. LXX. φαρμακός, φαρμακεύεσθαι. Vulg. maleficus, maleficis artibus inservire.
Hence pr.n. אַכְשָׁף, and the words which immediately follow.