וְ/יִדְּעוֹנִ֑י
𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍𐤉
veyideoni
and spiritists
from יָדַע; properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; (by impl) a ghost; wizard.
2 Chronicles 33:6 · Word #14
Lexicon H3049
| Lemma | יִדְּעֹנִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤍𐤉 |
| Transliteration | yiddᵉʻônîy |
| Strong's | H3049 |
| In-context | and spiritists |
Morphology HC/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H3049-02
and a knowing-one (spirit-medium)
| Root | ידע (y-d-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | to know, perceive, understand, experience, be acquainted with |
| Semantic Range | one who possesses special knowledge, spirit-medium, necromancer, conjurer, one with a familiar spirit |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Hebrew Bible, a יִדְּעֹנִי is consistently associated with forbidden occult practices, representing illicit pursuit of hidden knowledge apart from YHWH. The term underscores the contrast between divinely revealed knowledge and forbidden, spirit-mediated "knowing." |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + noun, common masculine singular absolute (Ncmsa). The -וֹנִי ending forms a substantive denoting a person characterized by the root idea (one who "knows"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun יִדְּעֹנִי derives from the root ידע ("to know") and literally denotes "a knowing one." In biblical usage it refers to a practitioner who claims special hidden knowledge through spirits. The form is masculine singular absolute with a prefixed conjunction, hence "and a knowing-one." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ידע (to know, perceive, understand, experience, be acquainted with)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3046-01 |
ahodeineh | I will cause him to know |
H1847-01 |
bedaeto | by his knowing |
H3045-01 |
behitevada | in making himself known |
Word Usage (11 occurrences of H3049)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 19:31 | הַ/יִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים | hayideonim | the spiritists |
| Leviticus 20:6 | הַ/יִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים | hayideonim | the spiritists |
| Leviticus 20:27 | יִדְּעֹנִ֖י | yideoni | a spiritist |