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Witch, Witchcraft
Morrish Bible Dictionary
The word kashaph is 'to use magical formulas or incantations,' 'to practise sorcery.' A witch was not suffered to live. Exodus 22:18; Deuteronomy 18:10; 2 Kings 9:22; 2 Chronicles 33:6; Micah 5:12; Nahum 3:4 . In 1 Samuel 15:23 the word is qesem, divination. In Galatians 5:20 it is φαρμακεία, sorcery. See DIVINATION.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Witch, Witchcraft'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/w/witch-witchcraft.html. 1897.