Ashshaph אַשָּׁף
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| אַשָּׁף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ashshaph |
| Strong's number | H825 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | enchanter |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Ashshaph (Hebrew אַשָּׁף, Strong's H825) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “enchanter”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) necromancer, conjurer,
2) (TWOT) astrologer, enchanter, exorcist
Aramaic equivalent: ash.shaph (אָשַׁף "enchanter" H0826)
2) (TWOT) astrologer, enchanter, exorcist
Aramaic equivalent: ash.shaph (אָשַׁף "enchanter" H0826)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | astrologers (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | magicians (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Ashshaph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 1:20And 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.In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
- Daniel 2:2Then 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.So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).