אוֹב

𐤀𐤅𐤁

ʼôwb

H178

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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.

Root Family

אוב (ʾ-w-b) — hollowness, muttering sound, spirit-medium, necromantic channel

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Word Forms

5 distinct forms — 17 total occurrences

SILEX Code Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H178-02 הָ/אֹבֹת֙ haovot HTd/Ncmpa the mediums the spirit-mediums 7
H178-05 א֛וֹב ov HNcmsa mediums a hollow-voice spirit-medium 6
H178-01 בָּ/א֔וֹב baov HRd/Ncmsa a medium in the hollow-spirit-medium 2
H178-03 כְּ/א֤וֹב keov HR/Ncmsa like a ghost like a hollow-voiced spirit-medium 1
H178-04 כְּ/אֹב֥וֹת keovot HR/Ncmpa like wineskins like hollow-skins 1

Occurrences in Scripture

SILEX Code Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H178-02 Leviticus 19:31 הָ/אֹבֹת֙ haovot HTd/Ncmpa the mediums the spirit-mediums
H178-02 Leviticus 20:6 הָֽ/אֹבֹת֙ haovot HTd/Ncmpa the mediums the spirit-mediums
H178-05 Leviticus 20:27 א֛וֹב ov HNcmsa a medium a hollow-voice spirit-medium
H178-05 Deuteronomy 18:11 אוֹב֙ ov HNcmsa with familiar spirits a hollow-voice spirit-medium
H178-02 1 Samuel 28:3 הָ/אֹב֥וֹת haovot HTd/Ncmpa the mediums the spirit-mediums
H178-05 1 Samuel 28:7 א֔וֹב ov HNcmsa a familiar spirit a hollow-voice spirit-medium
H178-05 1 Samuel 28:7 א֖וֹב ov-2 HNcmsa a familiar spirit a hollow-voice spirit-medium
H178-01 1 Samuel 28:8 בָּ/א֔וֹב baov HRd/Ncmsa by the familiar spirit in the hollow-spirit-medium
H178-02 1 Samuel 28:9 הָ/אֹב֥וֹת haovot HTd/Ncmpa the mediums the spirit-mediums
H178-05 2 Kings 21:6 א֖וֹב ov HNcmsa mediums a hollow-voice spirit-medium