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
- 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 timesAppears 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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