Strongs Number: H178
- Hebrew Word
- אוֹב
- Transliteration
- ʼôwb
- Phonetic
- obe
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
properly a {mumble} that {is} a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer ({ventriloquist} as from a jar)
- BDB Definition
-
1. water skin bottle
2. necromancer
a. necromancer, one who evokes the dead
b. ghost, spirit of a dead one
c. practice of necromancy
3. one that has a familiar spirit
- Origin
- From the same as H1 (apparently through the idea of prattling a father´ s name)
- Bible Usage
- {bottle} familiar spirit.