Lexicon
כַּשָּׁף
kash.shaph
H3786
H:N-M Hebrew

sorcerer

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kash.shaph denotes people grouped with prophets, diviners, dreamers, and soothsayers whose message is not to be heard.

The attested use places the term among several groups whose message about serving the king of Babylon is explicitly not to be heard.

Senses in use

  1. A group whose counsel is rejected · dominant

    In Jeremiah 27:9, the masculine plural construct form occurs in a list of prophets, diviners, dreamers, and soothsayers. The clause warns against listening to these groups as they say not to serve the king of Babylon; the APB renders the list with “your sorcerers.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 27:9, the APB includes the group in a list as “your sorcerers,”.

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