Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
sorcery
Usage: sorcery, witchcraft
Strong's Number
H3785
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
4
Strong's H3785 Quick Answer
Strong's H3785 כֶּשֶׁף (kesheph) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kesheph (keh'-shef) n-m. 1. magic [from H3784] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include witchcrafts. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- kesheph (keh'-shef) n-m. 1. magic [from H3784]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- witchcrafts
Meaning and Definition
kesheph (keh'-shef) n-m. 1. magic [from H3784] KJV: sorcery, witchcraft. Root(s): H3784
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3785. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3785 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kesheph, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
witchcrafts
2 Kings 9:22
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How Strong's H3785 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3785 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3785 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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?
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.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3785.
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?
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.
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.
And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3785, grouped by book.
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3785 FAQ
What does kesheph (כֶּשֶׁף) mean?
Kesheph (Strong's H3785) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "sorcery". kesheph (keh'-shef) n-m. 1. magic [from H3784]
How many times is kesheph (כֶּשֶׁף) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H3785 across 4 books.
Where can I study kesheph (כֶּשֶׁף) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3785 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate kesheph (כֶּשֶׁף)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as witchcrafts. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.