אַשָּׁףʼashshâph

conjurer, enchanter (Daniel 2:10; Daniel 2:27; Daniel 5:11; Daniel 4:4; Daniel 5:7)

Pronunciation: ash-shawf' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H826

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Daniel 2:10 The astrologers replied to the king, “No one on earth can tell the king his dream! And no king, however great and powerful, has ever asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer!
  • Daniel 2:27 Daniel replied, “There are no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or fortune-tellers who can reveal the king’s secret.
  • Daniel 4:7 When all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers came in, I told them the dream, but they could not tell me what it meant.
  • Daniel 5:7 The king shouted for the enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers to be brought before him. He said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and tell me what it means will be dressed in purple robes of royal honor and will have a gold chain placed around his neck. He will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom!”
  • Daniel 5:11 There is a man in your kingdom who has within him the spirit of the holy gods. During Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, this man was found to have insight, understanding, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your predecessor, the king—your predecessor King Nebuchadnezzar—made him chief over all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers of Babylon.
  • Daniel 5:15 My wise men and enchanters have tried to read the words on the wall and tell me their meaning, but they cannot do it.

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).