Words the Bible translates as witchcraft
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- pharmakosφάρμακοςsorcery, and the sorcerer who practices it: forbidden magic worked through drugs, potions, and spells, always bound up with the worship of false gods
- qesemקֶסֶםdivination: the attempt to obtain hidden or future knowledge by working a ritual procedure, and the answer such a procedure delivers
- kashaphכָּשַׁףto practice sorcery: to work forbidden magic meant to harm or control people, using spells, potions, or ritual objects
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