Kishuf (כישוף) means spell in Hebrew.
It can also mean sorcery. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
spell, sorcery
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kishuf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פעולה שאיננה לפי חוקי הטבע הידועים. לרוב מטרתה לשנות את המציאות או לחזות בה.
The word Kishuf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּשּׁוּף
- Written without vowel points
- כישוף
- Said
- kishuf
- Root
- כ־ש־פ
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- כִּשּׁוּפִים
- Inflections
- ר' כִּשּׁוּפִים; כִּשּׁוּף־, ר' כִּשּׁוּפֵי־
- Gematria
- 416
This is how Kishuf is said in other languages.
- English
- spell, sorcery
These words mean nearly the same as Kishuf.
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These words rhyme with Kishuf.
The word Kishuf comes from the root כ־ש־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kishuf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kishuf.
What does Kishuf (כישוף) mean in Hebrew?
Kishuf (כישוף) means spell and sorcery. It is said kishuf, with the stress on shuf.
What is a synonym for Kishuf (כישוף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kishuf (כישוף) are לחש, קסם, and מאגיה.
What rhymes with Kishuf (כישוף)?
Words that rhyme with Kishuf (כישוף) include גוף, אלוף, שקוף, אסוף, סוף, and ריצוף.
Is Kishuf (כישוף) masculine or feminine?
The word Kishuf (כישוף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כִּשּׁוּפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כשוף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.