Strong's H178 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: אוֹב (ʼôwb)

Pronunciation: obe

POS: obe Morph: n-m

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

Definition: from the same as אָב (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 Usage: bottle, familiar spirit.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) water skin bottle
• 2. 2) necromancer
• 3. 1b) necromancer, one who evokes the dead
• 4. 1c) ghost, spirit of a dead one
• 5. 1d) practice of necromancy
• 6. 3) one that has a familiar spirit

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G1093

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