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אוֹב

ʼôwb · obeHebrew · H178

Derivation

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

Meaning

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

In the King James Version

bottle, familiar spirit.

Translated as

spirits (9), spirit (7)

Where it appears

Found in 15 verses

Leviticus
19:31, 20:6, 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
Isaiah
8:19, 19:3, 29:4

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