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.