הָ/אֹב֥וֹת
𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕
haovot
the mediums
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.
1 Samuel 28:3 · Word #12
Lexicon H178
| Lemma | אוֹב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤅𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʼôwb |
| Strong's | H178 |
| In-context | the mediums |
Morphology HTd/Ncmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H178-02
the spirit-mediums
| Morphological Notes | Noun common masculine plural absolute (Ncmpa) with prefixed definite article (הָ). From lemma אוֹב (H178). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun אוֹב originally denotes something hollow (such as a skin-bottle) and by extension a hollow, muttering voice, leading to its use for a necromancer or spirit-medium. The form הָאֹבוֹת is masculine plural absolute with the definite article, so "the spirit-mediums" preserves both the plural number and the definite sense. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אוב (hollowness, hollow sound, skin-bottle, muttering, spirit-mediumship, necromancy)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H178-01 |
baov | in the hollow-spirit-medium |
H88-01 |
beovot | at Waterskins |
H178-03 |
keov | like a hollow-voiced spirit-medium |
Word Usage (17 occurrences of H178)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 19:31 | הָ/אֹבֹת֙ | haovot | the mediums |
| Leviticus 20:6 | הָֽ/אֹבֹת֙ | haovot | the mediums |
| Leviticus 20:27 | א֛וֹב | ov | a medium |