Kshafim (כשף) means sorcery in Hebrew.
It can also mean witchcraft. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sorcery, witchcraft
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kshafim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1(בעיקר בריבוי) מעשה הנעשה באמצעות כוחות על טבעיים.
וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹת יְהוֹרָם אֶת־יֵהוּא, וַיֹּאמֶר הֲשָׁלוֹם יֵהוּא; וַיֹּאמֶר מָה הַשָּׁלוֹם, עַד־זְנוּנֵי אִיזֶבֶל אִמְּךָ וּכְשָׁפֶיהָ הָרַבִּים?!
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kshafim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּשָׁפִים
- Written without vowel points
- כשף
- Said
- kshafim
- Root
- כ־ש־פ
- Pattern
- קְטָלִים
- Inflections
- כִּשְׁפֵי־
- Gematria
- 400
This is how Kshafim is said in other languages.
- English
- sorcery, witchcraft
- Arabic
- سحر
- Russian
- колдовство
- French
- sorcellerie
- Spanish
- brujería
- German
- Hexerei, Zauberei
These words mean nearly the same as Kshafim.
These words rhyme with Kshafim.
The word Kshafim is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בעל כשפים
- מעשה כשפים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kshafim comes from the root כ־ש־פ, like these words.
This is where the word Kshafim comes from.
מקבילה באכדית: 136 האגיפטולוג ארנסט ווליס באדג' מצא, שבמצרית קדומה מצוייה תיבת הירוגליף מקבילה, בצורת גֶשְׁפְּ, "geshp" בהוראת - 'לדקלם לחש כשופי'.
These words come before and after Kshafim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kshafim.
What does Kshafim (כשף) mean in Hebrew?
Kshafim (כשף) means sorcery and witchcraft. It is said kshafim, with the stress on fim.
What is a synonym for Kshafim (כשף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kshafim (כשף) are קסם.
What rhymes with Kshafim (כשף)?
Words that rhyme with Kshafim (כשף) include חיים, אלוהים, פנים, עם, תמים, and אקלים.
Is Kshafim (כשף) masculine or feminine?
The word Kshafim (כשף) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כשפים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.