HebrewH3785Noun (Masculine)

כֶּ֫שֶׁף

ke.sheph

4Occurrences
H3785Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

magic

from H3784 (כָּשַׁף);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
sorcery, witchcraft

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

כֶּ֫שֶׁף appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
2
2 Kings
1
Nam
1

Key Passages

2 Kings 9:22BSB

When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?”“How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”

Isaiah 47:9BSB

These two things will overtake you in a moment,in a single day:loss of children, and widowhood.They will come upon you in full measure,in spite of your many sorceriesand the potency of your spells.

Isaiah 47:12BSB

So take your stand with your spellsand with your many sorceries,with which you have wearied yourselffrom your youth.Perhaps you will succeed;perhaps you will inspire terror!

Nam 3:4BSB

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