Hebrew - English Dictionary
H178 - Spirits
| Strong's No.: | H178 |
| Hebrew: | אוֹב |
| Transliteration: | ʼôwb |
| Phonetic: | obe |
| Word Origin: | From the same as H1 (apparently through the idea of prattling a father´ s name) |
| Bible Usage: | {bottle} familiar spirit. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | properly a {mumble} that {is} a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer ({ventriloquist} as from a jar) |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. water skin bottle 2. necromancer a. necromancer, one who evokes the dead b. ghost, spirit of a dead one c. practice of necromancy 3. one that has a familiar spirit |
| Bible References:
Spirits |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
bottles ( 1 )
spirit ( 7 )
spirits ( 9 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.