The meaning of “כֶּשֶׁף”
Understanding kesheph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
sorcery, witchcraft. - magic 1) sorcery, witchcraft
כֶּשֶׁף
sorcery, witchcraft. - magic 1) sorcery, witchcraft
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 9:22 | “And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?” Word: כֶּשֶׁף (kesheph) | |
| Isaiah 47:9 | “But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.” Word: כֶּשֶׁף (kesheph) | |
| Isaiah 47:12 | “Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.” Word: כֶּשֶׁף (kesheph) | |
| Micah 5:12 | “And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:” Word: כֶּשֶׁף (kesheph) | |
| Nahum 3:4 | “Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.” Word: כֶּשֶׁף (kesheph) |
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