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In the biblical context, it is associated with practices that are condemned and considered abominations, as they often involve invoking powers other than God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, sorcery and witchcraft were common practices used to manipulate spiritual forces for personal gain or harm to others. These practices were often linked to pagan religions and involved rituals, incantations, and the use of various objects believed to hold magical properties. The Israelites were explicitly warned against engaging in such practices, as they were contrary to the worship of Yahweh and His commandments.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sorcery<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sorceries (5), witchcrafts (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">כֶּ֫שֶׁף</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>2Kings 9:22</sup> <font size="+1"><b>sorcery</b></font>, only <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>plural</b></font> (Assyrian <i><em>kišpu</em></i>, id.); — <font class="hebrew2">כְּשָׁפִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a>; suffix <font class="hebrew2">כְּשָׁפַיִךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/47-9.htm">Isaiah 47:9,12</a>; <font class="hebrew2">כְּשָׁפֶיהָ</font> <a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-22.htm">2 Kings 9:22</a>; — <em>sorceries:</em> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> literal <font class="hebrew2">מִיָּדֶיךָ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">וְהִכְרַתִּי כ</font> <a href="/interlinear/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11</a>, said of Israel; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">רֹב כ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/47-9.htm">Isaiah 47:9</a>,12 "" <font class="hebrew2">חֲבָרַיִךְ</font>, said of Babylon. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>figurative of seductive and corrupting influences</b></font>: of Jezebel <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-22.htm">2 Kings 9:22</a> "" <font class="hebrew2">זְנוּנִים</font>; of Nineveh personified as harlot <a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a> ("" <em>id.</em>), called <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בַּעֲלַת כ</font> <a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a> (following <font class="hebrew2">זוֺנָהמֵרֹב זְנוּנֵי</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sorcery, witchcraft <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3784.htm">kashaph</a>; magic -- sorcery, witchcraft. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3784.htm">kashaph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃ בכשפיה׃ וּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָ וכשפיה כְּשָׁפִ֑ים כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְ כְשָׁפִ֖ים כשפיך כשפים bichshaFeiha biḵ·šā·p̄e·hā biḵšāp̄ehā cheshaFim kə·šā·p̄a·yiḵ kə·šā·p̄îm ḵə·šā·p̄îm kəšāp̄ayiḵ kəšāp̄îm ḵəšāp̄îm keshaFayich keshaFim ū·ḵə·šā·p̄e·hā ucheshaFeiha ūḵəšāp̄ehā<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_kings/9-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 9:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִיזֶ֧בֶל אִמְּךָ֛ <b> וּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָ </b> הָרַבִּֽים׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Jezebel <span class="itali">and her witchcrafts</span> are so many?<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Jezebel <span class="itali">and her witchcrafts</span> [are so] many?<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jezebel of your mother <span class="itali">witchcrafts</span> in abundance<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/47-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 47:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/47.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָלַ֔יִךְ בְּרֹ֣ב <b> כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְ </b> בְּעָצְמַ֥ת חֲבָרַ֖יִךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/47.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> In spite of your many <span class="itali">sorceries,</span> In spite of the great<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/47.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for the multitude <span class="itali">of thy sorceries,</span> [and] for the great<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/47-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and of your many <span class="itali">sorceries</span> power of your spells<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/47-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 47:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/47.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַחֲבָרַ֙יִךְ֙ וּבְרֹ֣ב <b> כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְ </b> בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָגַ֖עַתְּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/47.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And in your many <span class="itali">sorceries</span> With which<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/47.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and with the multitude <span class="itali">of thy sorceries,</span> wherein<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/47-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your spells your many <span class="itali">sorceries</span> which have labored<p><b><a href="/text/micah/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Micah 5:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/micah/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י <b> כְשָׁפִ֖ים </b> מִיָּדֶ֑ךָ וּֽמְעוֹנְנִ֖ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/micah/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I will cut off <span class="itali">sorceries</span> from your hand,<br><a href="/kjvs/micah/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And I will cut off <span class="itali">witchcrafts</span> out of thine hand;<br><a href="/interlinear/micah/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will cut <span class="itali">sorceries</span> your hand fortune-tellers<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 3:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֵ֖ן בַּעֲלַ֣ת <b> כְּשָׁפִ֑ים </b> הַמֹּכֶ֤רֶת גּוֹיִם֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the mistress <span class="itali">of sorceries,</span> Who sells<br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the mistress <span class="itali">of witchcrafts,</span> that selleth<br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> favour the mistress <span class="itali">of sorceries</span> sells nations<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 3:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָ וּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹת <b> בִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And families <span class="itali">by her sorceries.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and families <span class="itali">through her witchcrafts.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> harlotries and families <span class="itali">her sorceries</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3785.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3785.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3785<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bichshafeiha_3785.htm">biḵ·šā·p̄e·hā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/cheshafim_3785.htm">ḵə·šā·p̄îm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/keshafayich_3785.htm">kə·šā·p̄a·yiḵ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/keshafim_3785.htm">kə·šā·p̄îm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ucheshafeiha_3785.htm">ū·ḵə·šā·p̄e·hā — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' 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