Strong’s H178
אוֹב — ʼôwb
אוֹב (ʼôwb, Strong’s H178) means: properly, a mumble, i.
properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)
- H178
- /obe/
- 17× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- ʼôwb
- Pronunciation
- obe
- Occurrences
- 17
Meaning
- Hebrew
- אוֹב
- Definition
- properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)
- Derivation
- from the same as H1 (אָב) (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name);
- King James Version renders it as
- bottle, familiar spirit.
Derived from
- אָב ʼâbH1 · father · 1213×
Words derived from ʼôwb
- אֹבֹת ʼôbôthH88 · Oboth · 4×
Where it appears
The first verses that use ʼôwb (17 times in all).
Sources
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