Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
The occult practices of witches and wizards
(1 Sam. 15:23). The art, the pretender, and the person deceived were alike denounced (Lev. 20:6; Nah. 3:4; Gal. 5:20).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
The word kashaph is “to use magical formulas or incantations,” “to practice sorcery.” A witch was not suffered to live (Ex. 22:18; Deut. 18:10; 2 Kings 9:22; 2 Chron. 33:6; Mic. 5:12; Nah. 3:4). In 1 Samuel 15:23 the word is qesem, divination. In Galatians 5:20 it is φαρμακεία, sorcery. See DIVINATION.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
KJV Usage:
sorcery, witchcraft