Original Language Studio
Exodus 22:17
“If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
כָּשַׁףkâshaph · kaw-shaf'
H3784 · Hebrew
H3784 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to whisper aspell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- sorcerer, (use) witch(-craft).
- Grammar
- מְכַשֵּׁפָ֖ה — verb Piel, active participle, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 6 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 7:11Deuteronomy 18:102 Chronicles 33:6Daniel 2:2Malachi 3:5
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כָּשַׁף here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.