אוֹב

ovNoun (Masculine)H0178

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From: from the same as H1 (אָב) (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name);

Short Definition

properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. water skin bottle 2) necromancer 1b) necromancer, one who evokes the dead 1c) ghost, spirit of a dead one 1d) practice of necromancy 3) one that has a familiar spirit

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

16 times

Appears 16 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Samuel
4
Isaiah
3
Leviticus
3
2 Kings
2
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 10:13
  • 1 Samuel 28:8
  • 2 Kings 21:6
  • Isaiah 19:3
  • Job 32:19

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.