Witch, Witchcrafts
Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)
[Divination; Magic, Magicians]
See also: divination, magic+magicians
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Occurs only in Ex. 22:18, as the rendering of mekhashshepheh, the feminine form of the word, meaning “enchantress” (R.V., “sorceress”), and in Deut. 18:10, as the rendering of mekhashshepheth, the masculine form of the word, meaning “enchanter.”
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