Strong's Definition
a primitive root; properly, to whisper a spell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic
KJV Usage: sorcerer, (use) witch(-craft)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
כָּשַׁף (ka.shaph) — to practice sorcery. 1) (Piel) to practice witchcraft or sorcery, use witchcraft 1a) sorcerer, sorceress (participle)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · כֶּשֶׁף · כַּשָּׁף
Divination | verb pi | ≈ נחשׁ · ענן · עשׂה אֹוב · עשׂה יִדְּעֹונִי
to practice sorcery = action by which humans make an effort to gain control over humans, animals, or deities ◄ through rituals and incantations
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כִּשֵּׁף vb. Pi. denom. practice sorcery base
