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אַשָּׁף H825

H825 is the Hebrew word אַשָּׁף, transliterated ʼashshâph and said ash-shawf'. The King James Version most often renders it astrologers.

Word: אַשָּׁףTransliteration: ʼashshâphSaid: ash-shawf'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

a conjurer.

Where it comes from

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

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

astrologers 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: astrologer.

Verses using אַשָּׁף

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Daniel 1:20 · KJV

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H825 mean?

H825 is the Hebrew word אַשָּׁף (ʼashshâph), meaning a conjurer.

How is H825 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it astrologers (2 times).

How many times does H825 appear in the Bible?

אַשָּׁף (ʼashshâph) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H825 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root (probably meaning to lisp, i.e. practice enchantment).

Nearby entries

H822 · אֶשְׁנָב — a latticed window H823 · אַשְׁנָה — Ashnah, the name of two places in Palestine H824 · אֶשְׁעָן — Eshan, a place in Palestine H826 · אַשָּׁף — {a conjurer}H827 · אַשְׁפָּה — a quiver or arrow-case H828 · אַשְׁפְּנַז — Ashpenaz, a Babylonian eunuch

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