אָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔/א
𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤉/𐤀
ʼashshâph
my 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 4:4 · 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 ANcmpd/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 | my enchanters |
SIBI-P1 Translation H826-01
the ritual-magicians
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic noun, masculine plural, determined (emphatic) state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes practitioners of ritual and conjuring arts; the masculine plural determined form in Aramaic indicates a definite group, hence "the ritual-magicians." The rendering preserves both the occult-ritual core meaning and the plural masculine morphology. |
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