Hebrew · Strong's H3784
כָּשַׁף
kashaphkaw-shaf'
properly, to whisper aspell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic
1890 spelling: kâshaph
Gematria 400· 1,120 mispar gadol
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
properly, to whisper aspell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic
Rendered in the KJV as
sorcerer, (use) witch(-craft).
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- בַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙1
- וְֽכִשֵּׁ֔ף1
- וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑ים1
- וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙1
- וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃1
- מְכַשֵּׁפָ֖ה1
How it is rendered · 5
- and to the sorcerers2
- a sorceress1
- and a sorcerer1
- and he practiced sorcery1
- on the sorcerers1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural2
- Hc/Vpq3ms1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural1
- verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Rd/Vprmpa · 2
- Hc/Vpq3ms · 1
- HC/Vprmsa · 1
- HRd/Vprmpa · 1
- HVprfsa · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Exodus2 of 6 · 33%
- Deuteronomy1 of 6 · 17%
- 2 Chronicles1 of 6 · 17%
- Daniel1 of 6 · 17%
- Malachi1 of 6 · 17%
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 7:11וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםvelamkhashefimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralBut Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.here: and to the sorcerers
- Exodus 22:18מְכַשֵּׁפָ֖הmekhashefahverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularYou must not allow a sorceress to live.here: a sorceress
