Mechashef (מכשף) means warlock in Hebrew.
It can also mean sorcerer. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
warlock, sorcerer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mechashef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם העוסק בכישוף.
וַיִּקְרָא גַּם־פַּרְעֹה לַחֲכָמִים וְלַמְכַשְּׁפִים; וַיַּעֲשׂוּ גַם־הֵם חַרְטֻמֵּי מִצְרַיִם בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶם כֵּן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mechashef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְכַשֵּׁף
- Written without vowel points
- מכשף
- Said
- mechashef
- Root
- כ־ש־פ
- Pattern
- מְקַטֵּל
- Feminine form
- : מְכַשֵּׁפָה אוֹ מְכַשֶּׁפֶת
- Inflections
- נ': מְכַשֵּׁפָה אוֹ מְכַשֶּׁפֶת, ר"ז: מְכַשְּׁפִים, ר"נ: מְכַשְּׁפוֹת, נ"י: מְכַשֵּׁף־
- Gematria
- 440
This is how Mechashef is said in other languages.
- English
- warlock, sorcerer
- Russian
- волшебник
- French
- sorcier
- Spanish
- brujo
- German
- Zauberer
These words mean nearly the same as Mechashef.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mechashef.
The word Mechashef comes from the root כ־ש־פ, like these words.
This is where the word Mechashef comes from.
בינוני מן הפועל כישף.
These words come before and after Mechashef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mechashef.
What does Mechashef (מכשף) mean in Hebrew?
Mechashef (מכשף) means warlock and sorcerer. It is said mechashef, with the stress on shef.
What is a synonym for Mechashef (מכשף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mechashef (מכשף) are אמגוש, אשף, קוסם, רב מג, שאמאן, and חרטום.
What rhymes with Mechashef (מכשף)?
Words that rhyme with Mechashef (מכשף) include טורף, מדחף, זקף, מאסף, ענף, and היקף.
Is Mechashef (מכשף) masculine or feminine?
The word Mechashef (מכשף) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מכשף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.