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כָּשַׁף H3784
H3784 is the Hebrew word כָּשַׁף, transliterated kâshaph and said kaw-shaf'. The King James Version most often renders it sorcerers.
What it means
properly, to whisper aspell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: sorcerer, (use) witch(-craft).
Verses using כָּשַׁף
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 7:11 · KJV
Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
Exodus 22:18 · KJV
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
2 Chronicles 33:6 · KJV
And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
Daniel 2:2 · KJV
Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
Malachi 3:5 · KJV
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3784 mean?
H3784 is the Hebrew word כָּשַׁף (kâshaph), meaning properly, to whisper aspell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic.
How is H3784 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sorcerers (2 times), suffer a witch (1 time), used witchcraft (1 time), against the sorcerers (1 time).
How many times does H3784 appear in the Bible?
כָּשַׁף (kâshaph) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3784 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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