אַשָּׁף, to Levy Talm. Dict. I, 283ᵇ) enchanter, (astrologer).—Pl. אַשָּׁפִים. Tanḥ. Mikketz 2 (ref. to Dan. II, 2) לא׳ אלו שדוחק׳ במזל the Ashshafim, these are those who press (lay stress) upon the planetary constellation, שכן א׳ לשון דחק for the root ashaf means to press (ref. to שאף, Amos VIII, 4).