Ashaf (אשף) means wizard in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wizard
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ashaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם העוסק בכשוף.
וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ לִקְרֹא לַחַרְטֻמִּים וְלָאַשָּׁפִים וְלַמְכַשְּׁפִים וְלַכַּשְׂדִּים לְהַגִּיד לַמֶּלֶךְ חֲלֹמֹתָיו וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיַּעַמְדוּ לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ.
- 2בהשאלהמומחה בתחומו, בעל ניסיון רב במלאכה כלשהי.
- 3בהשאלה, מחשביםממשק המנחה את המשתמש צעד־צעד כיצד לבצע פעולות בתוכנה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ashaf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַשָּׁף
- Written without vowel points
- אשף
- Said
- ashaf
- Root
- נ־ש־פ
- Pattern
- אֶקְטָל
- Plural
- אַשָּׁפִים
- Inflections
- אַשַּׁף⁻; ר' אַשָּׁפִים, אַשָּׁפֵי⁻
- Gematria
- 381
This is how Ashaf is said in other languages.
- English
- wizard
- Arabic
- ساحر, خبير
These words mean nearly the same as Ashaf.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ashaf.
The word Ashaf comes from the root נ־ש־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Ashaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ashaf.
What does Ashaf (אשף) mean in Hebrew?
Ashaf (אשף) means wizard. It is said ashaf, with the stress on shaf.
What is a synonym for Ashaf (אשף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ashaf (אשף) are חרטום, ידעוני, מכשף, קוסם, and רב מג.
What rhymes with Ashaf (אשף)?
Words that rhyme with Ashaf (אשף) include כנף, ענף, אף, כף, דף, and גף.
Is Ashaf (אשף) masculine or feminine?
The word Ashaf (אשף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אַשָּׁפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אשף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.