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Lexicon :: Strong's H178 - 'ôḇ

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אוֹב
Transliteration
'ôḇ
Pronunciation
obe
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as אָב (H1) (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name)
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TWOT Reference: 37a

Strong’s Definitions

אוֹב ʼôwb, obe; from the same as H1 (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name); properly, a mumble, i.e. a water-skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar):—bottle, familiar spirit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H178 in the following manner: familiar spirit(s) (16x), bottles (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H178 in the following manner: familiar spirit(s) (16x), bottles (1x).

  1. water skin bottle

  2. necromancer

    1. necromancer, one who evokes the dead

    2. ghost, spirit of a dead one

    3. practice of necromancy

  3. one that has a familiar spirit

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אוֹב ʼôwb, obe; from the same as H1 (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name); properly, a mumble, i.e. a water-skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar):—bottle, familiar spirit.
STRONGS H178: Abbreviations
אוֺב noun masculineJob 32:19 skin-bottle, necromancer, etc. — absolute א׳ Leviticus 20:27 + 8 times; plural אֹבוֺת Leviticus 19:31 + 7 times —
1. skin-bottle, only plural אֹבוֺת חֲדָשִׁים new (wine-) skins Job 32:19.
2. necromancer, in phrase אוֺב אוֺ יִדְּעֹנִי necromancer or wizard Leviticus 20:27 (H; usually translated 'a man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit or that is a wizard' RV; but better a man or a woman, if there should be among them, a necromancer or wizard; no sufficient reason for exceptional use of phrase here); וְיִדְּעֹנִי א׳ Deuteronomy 18:11; 2 Chronicles 33:6 = 2 Kings 21:6 (where וידענים א׳); הָאֹבוֺת וְהַיִּדְּעֹנִים Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20:6 (H) 1 Samuel 28:3, 9; 2 Kings 23:24; Isaiah 8:19 (where repres. as chirping & muttering, in practice of their art of seeking dead for instruction, probably ventriloquism, & so Greek Version of the LXX) Isaiah 19:3.
3. ghost, Isaiah 29:4 וְהָיָה כְּאוֺב מֵאֶרֶץ קוֺלֵח וּמֵעָפָר אִמְרָתֵח תְּצַפְצֵף and thy voice shall be as a ghost from the ground and from the dust thy speech shall chirp (so Ge MV Ew De Che and others, but chirping might be of necromancer, as Isaiah 8:19).
4. necromancy אֵשֶׁת בַּעֲלַת־אוֺב a woman who was mistress of necromancy 1 Samuel 28:7 (twice in verse); (> RSJPh xiv, 127 f makes אוֺב primarily a subterranean spirit, and significant. 2 only an abbreviation of בעלתא׳ etc.); קסם בּאוֺב divine by necromancy 1 Samuel 28:8, which seems to be interpretation of 1 Chronicles 10:13 שׁאל בא׳ inquire by necromancy. (In these three examples אוֺב is usually interpreted as ghost or familiar spirit conceived as dwelling in necromancer; but this apparently not the ancient conception.)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

19:31; 19:31; 20:6; 20:27; 20:27

Deuteronomy

18:11

1 Samuel

28:3; 28:7; 28:8; 28:9

2 Kings

21:6; 23:24

1 Chronicles

10:13

2 Chronicles

33:6

Job

32:19; 32:19

Isaiah

8:19; 8:19; 19:3; 29:4

H178

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H178 matches the Hebrew אוֹב ('ôḇ),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:31 - لَا تَضِلُّوا وَرَاءَ مُسْتَحْضِرِي الأَرْوَاحِ، وَلا تَطْلُبُوا التَّوَابِعَ، فَتَتَنَجَّسُوا بِهِمْ. فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:6 - وَكُلُّ نَفْسٍ غَوَتْ وَرَاءَ أَصْحَابِ الْجَانِّ وَتَعَلَّقَتْ بِالتَّوَابِعِ خِيَانَةً لِي، أَنْقَلِبُ عَلَى تِلْكَ النَّفْسِ وَأَسْتَأْصِلُهَا مِنْ بَيْنِ شَعْبِهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:27 - أَيُّ رَجُلٍ أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ يُمَارِسُ الْوَسَاطَةَ مَعَ الْجَانِّ أَوْ مُنَاجَاةَ الأَرْوَاحِ، ارْجُمُوهُ وَيَكُونُ دَمُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:11 - وَلا مَنْ يَرْقِي رُقْيَةً أَوْ يُشَاوِرُ جَانّاً أَوْ وَسِيطاً، أَوْ يَسْتَحْضِرُ أَرْوَاحَ الْمَوْتَى لِيُسَائِلَهُمْ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:3 - وَكَانَ صَمُوئِيلُ قَدْ مَاتَ وَنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ وَدَفَنُوهُ فِي الرَّامَةِ مَدِينَتِهِ، وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ قَدْ طَرَدَ الْعَرَّافِينَ وَوُسَطَاءَ الْجِنِّ مِنَ الأَرْضِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:7 - فَقَالَ لِعَبِيدِهِ: «ابْحَثُوا لِي عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ عَرَّافَةٍ وَسِيطَةٍ، فَأَذْهَبَ إِلَيْهَا وَأَسْتَشِيرَهَا». فَأَجَابَهُ عَبِيدُهُ: «هُنَاكَ عَرَّافَةٌ تُقِيمُ فِي عَيْنِ دُورٍ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:8 - فَتَنَكَّرَ شَاوُلُ وَارْتَدَى ثِيَاباً أُخْرَى وَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْعَرَّافَةِ لَيْلاً بِصُحْبَةِ اثْنَيْنِ مِنْ رِجَالِهِ، وَقَالَ لَهَا: «اسْتَشِيرِي لِي رُوحاً، وَاسْتَدْعِي لِي مَنْ أُسَمِّيهِ لَكِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:9 - فَقَالَتْ لَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ: «أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ مَا فَعَلَهُ شَاوُلُ بِالْوُسَطَاءِ الرُّوحَانِيِّينَ وَالْعَرَّافِينَ، وَكَيْفَ قَتَلَهُمْ، فَلِمَاذَا تَنْصِبُ لِي فَخّاً وَتَقْتُلُنِي؟»

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 21:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:6 - وَأَجَازَ ابْنَهُ فِي النَّارِ، وَرَصَدَ الأَوْقَاتَ وَلَجَأَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِ الْجَانِ وَالْعَرَّافِينَ وَأَوْغَلَ فِي ارْتِكَابِ الشَّرِّ مِمَّا أَثَارَ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبَ اللهِ الرَّهِيبَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:24 - وَأَبَادَ يُوشِيَّا أَيْضاً السَّحَرَةَ وَالْعَرَّافِينَ وَأَصْنَامَ الآلِهَةِ الَّتِي يَتَعَبَّدُ لَهَا النَّاسُ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ، وَالأَوْثَانَ وَجَمِيعَ الرَّجَاسَاتِ الَّتِي اسْتَشْرَتْ فِي أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا وَفِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَذَلِكَ لِيُطَبِّقَ مَا وَرَدَ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ الْمُدَوَّنَةِ فِي السِّفْرِ الَّذِي عَثَرَ عَلَيْهِ حِلْقِيَّا رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:13 - وَهَكَذَا مَاتَ شَاوُلُ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ خِيَانَتِهِ وَعِصْيَانِهِ لِلرَّبِّ، وَلأَنَّهُ لَجَأَ إِلَى الْجَانِ طَلَباً لِلْمَشُورَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:6 - وَأَجَازَ أَوْلادَهُ فِي النَّارِ فِي وَادِي ابْنِ هِنُّومَ، وَلَجَأَ إِلَى السَّحَرَةِ وَالْعَرَّافَاتِ وَأَصْحَابِ الجَانِ وَأَوْغَلَ فِي ارْتِكَابِ الشَّرِّ مِمَّا أَثَارَ غَضَبَ الرَّبِّ الشَّدِيدَ عَلَيْهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:19 - انْظُرُوا، إِنَّ قَلْبِي فِي دَاخِلِي كَخَمْرٍ لَمْ تُفْتَحْ، وَكَزِقَاقٍ جَدِيدَةٍ تَكَادُ تَنْشَقُّ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:19 - وَعِنْدَمَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ لَكَ: اسْأَلْ أَصْحَابَ التَّوَابِعِ وَالْعَرَّافِينَ الْمُتَهَامِسِينَ الْمُجَمْجِمِينَ قُلْ: أَلَيْسَ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ إِلَهَهُ؟ أَعَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَسْأَلُوا الأَمْوَاتَ عَنِ الأَحْيَاءِ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:3 - فَتَذُوبُ أَرْوَاحُ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ فِي دَاخِلِهِمْ، وَأُبْطِلُ مَشُورَتَهُمْ، فَيَسْأَلُونَ الأَوْثَانَ وَالسَّحَرَةَ وَأَصْحَابَ التَّوَابِعِ وَالْعَرَّافِينَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:4 - عِنْدَئِذٍ تَنْخَفِضِينَ، وَتَتَكَلَّمِينَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ، وَمِنَ التُّرَابِ تَصْدُرُ عَنْكِ تَمْتَمَةُ كَلامٍ، فَيَكُونُ صَوْتُكِ كَصَوْتِ خَيَالٍ صَادِرٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ، وَيَرْتَفِعُ كَلامُكَ هَامِساً مِنَ التُّرَابِ.
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