Astrologer
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Daniel 1:202:2,10,27Deuteronomy 4:1918:10Isaiah 47:13
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Isaiah 47:13Daniel 2:2Daniel 4:7Daniel 5:75:11
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
1. In Daniel 1:20; Daniel 2:2,10,27; Daniel 4:7; Daniel 5:7,11,15 the Hebrew word is ashshaph, signifying 'enchanter, magician;' one who practised occult arts. This word occurs nowhere else.
2. habar shamayim , one who viewed or divided the heavens, an astrologer, who professed to foretell events by the position of the planets. Isaiah 47:13 . Babylon was wearied with its various counsellors, who doubtless often differed one from another; but it had no other resource, so it turned to its astrologers, stargazers, etc. See DIVINATION.
Webster's Dictionary [4]
(1):
(n.) One who studies the stars; an astronomer.
(2):
(n.) One who practices astrology; one who professes to foretell events by the aspects and situation of the stars.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Heb. and Chald. אִשָּׁ Š, asshlaph', an enchanter, Daniel 1:20; Daniel 2:2; Daniel 2:10; Daniel 2:27; Daniel 4:7; Daniel 5:7; Daniel 5:11; Daniel 5:15; once Heb. הוֹבֵר שָׁמִיִם, hober' shama'yim, sky- divider, i.e. former of horoscopes; Sept. ἀστρόλογος τοῦ οὐρανοῦ; Vulg. augur caeli, Isaiah 47:13), a person who professes to divine future events by the appearance of the stars. (See Astrology). The Babylonians were anciently famous for this kind of lore (Rawlinson's Herodotus, i, Essay x; Simplicius ad Aristot. De Calo, ii, 123; Pliny, Hist. Nat. 7:56; Vitruv. 9:9). (See Astronomy).
