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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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 |