לְ/אָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔/א
𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤉/𐤀
ʼashshâph
the enchanters
A practitioner of occult arts, specifically a court magician, conjurer, or enchanter. Used in Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible to refer to individuals skilled in interpreting omens, signs, dreams, or performing ritual magic, often in royal service.
Daniel 5:7 · Word #5
Lexicon H826
| Lemma | אַשָּׁף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤔𐤐 |
| Transliteration | ʼashshâph |
| Strong's | H826 |
| Definition | A practitioner of occult arts, specifically a court magician, conjurer, or enchanter. Used in Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible to refer to individuals skilled in interpreting omens, signs, dreams, or performing ritual magic, often in royal service. |
Morphology ATo/Ncmpd/Td
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | d — Determined — The noun is definite |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the enchanters |
SIBI-P1 Translation H826-03
to the court-magicians
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + masculine plural determined noun (Aramaic loanword); common noun, masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes practitioners of ritual magic or conjuration in royal settings; the masculine plural determined form requires "the" and the prefixed לְ adds "to." "Court-magicians" preserves the specialized, institutional sense reflected in the semantic range. |
View full lexicon entry for H826 →
SILEX v2