1. practice sorcery — Piel denominative verb meaning to practice sorcery, engage in witchcraft, or perform magical arts. Used of individual practitioners: a sorceress who must not be allowed to live (Exod 22:18, feminine participle), and one who practices witchcraft listed among abominations forbidden by the Torah (Deut 18:10, masculine participle). Used of a king who practiced sorcery as part of his comprehensive apostasy (2 Chr 33:6, conjugated perfect of Manasseh). Also used substantively of sorcerers as a professional class: Pharaoh summoned the sorcerers of Egypt to counter Moses's signs (Exod 7:11), Nebuchadnezzar called upon sorcerers to interpret his dream (Dan 2:2), and Malachi names sorcerers among those against whom the LORD will testify at the coming judgment (Mal 3:5). All occurrences reflect the same basic meaning of practicing magical arts, whether as participle, perfect, or substantival participle. 6×
AR["ساحِرَةً","عَلَى-السَّحَرَةِ","وَ-الـ-عَرَّافِينَ","وَ-سَاحِرٌ","وَ-سَحَرَ","وَالسَّحَرَةَ"]·ben["এবং-মায়াবীদের","এবং-যাদুকর","ও-জাদু-করলেন","ও-যাদুকরদের-কাছে","জাদুকরদের-বিরুদ্ধে","ডাইনীকে"]·DE["[במכשפים]","[וכשף]","[ולמכשפים]","ein-sorceress","oder-eins-practicing-witchcraft","und-zu-der-Zauberer"]·EN["a-sorceress","against-the-sorcerers","and-for-the-sorcerers","and-he-practiced-witchcraft","and-to-the-sorcerers","or-one-practicing-witchcraft"]·FR["[וכשף]","et-pratiquer-la-sorcellerie","et-à-le-sorcerers","ou-un-practicing-witchcraft","pratiquer-la-sorcellerie","une-sorcière"]·heb["ב-מכשפים","ו-כשף","ו-ל-מכשפים","ו-מכשף","מכשפה"]·HI["और-को-जादूगरों","और-टोनहा","और-टोनहियों-को","और-टोना-किया","जादूगरनी","में-टोन्हियों"]·ID["Tukang sihir perempuan","dan-ahli-ahli-sihir","dan-ahli-tenung","dan-menyihir","dan-penyihir","terhadap-para-tukang-sihir"]·IT["[במכשפים]","[וכשף]","[ולמכשפים]","e-a-il-sorcerers","o-uno-practicing-witchcraft","un-sorceress"]·jav["Tiyang-èstri-dukun-sihir","dhumateng-kang-sihir","lan-dhateng-tukang-sihir","lan-kang-para-tukang-sihir","lan-nindakaken-japa","lan-tukang-dhukun"]·KO["그리고-그-마법사들과","그리고-그-마술사들을","그리고-마법을-했다","그리고-요술사를","마녀를","에-마법사들"]·PT["Feiticeira","contra-os-feiticeiros","e-aos-feitiçeiros","e-feiticeiro","e-os-feiticeiros","e-praticou-feitiçaria"]·RU["Ворожейку","и-колдовал","и-колдун","и-колдунов","и-чародеев","против-чародеев"]·ES["Hechicera","contra-los-hechiceros","o-hechicero","y-a-los-hechiceros","y-hechizó"]·SW["Mchawi","au-mlozi","dhidi-ya-wachawi","na-wachawi","na-wapiga-ramli","wkisheּp"]·TR["-büyücülere-karşı","büyücü-kadın","ve-büyü-yaptı","ve-büyücü","ve-büyücüleri","ve-falcıları"]·urd["اور-ال-جادوگروں-کو","اور-جادوگر","اور-جادوگروں-کو","اور-ٹونہ-کیا","جادوگرنی","جادوگروں-کے-خلاف"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† כִּשֵּׁף vb. Pi. denom. practice sorcery (Assyrian kašâpu, id.);—Pf. 3 ms.: וְעוֹנֵן וְנִחֵשׁ וְכִשֵּׁף וְעָשָׂה אוֹב וְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑י 2 Ch 33:6 (of Manasseh); elsewhere only Pt. as subst. ms. sorcerer, in Israel, מְכַשֵּׁף Dt 18:10 (following קֹסֵם קְסָמִים מְעוֹנֵן וּמְנַחֵשׁ); fs. מְכַשֵּׁפָה = sorceress Ex 22:17 (E); mpl. מְכַשְּׁפִים Mal 3:5 (named with adulterers and false-swearers); of…