אַשָּׁףʼashshâph
conjurer, necromancer (Daniel 1:20; Daniel 2:2)
Pronunciation: ash-shawf' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H825
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Daniel 1:20 Whenever the king consulted them in any matter requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, he found them ten times more capable than any of the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
- Daniel 2:2 He called in his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers, and he demanded that they tell him what he had dreamed. As they stood before the king,
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).