אוֹב
ʼôwb(obe)
“properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)”
17 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)
Translated in KJV as
bottlefamiliar spirit.
Etymology
from the same as H1 (אָב) (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name);
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5 of 17
“Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.”