'owb <0178>
bwa 'owb
| Pronunciation | : | obe |
| Origin | : | from the same as 01 (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name) |
| Reference | : | TWOT - 37a |
| PrtSpch | : | n m (noun masculine) |
| In Hebrew | : | bwa 6, twbah 5, tbah 2, bwab 2, twbak 1, bwak 1 |
| In NET | : | spirits 4, underworld spirits 3, medium 2, mediums 2, conjure up 1, spirit 1, spirit of the dead 1, wineskins 1, pits used to conjure up underworld spirits 1 |
| In AV | : | familiar spirit(s) 16, bottles 1 |
| Count | : | 17 |
| Definition | : |
1) water skin bottle
2) necromancer
1b) necromancer, one who evokes the dead
1c) ghost, spirit of a dead one
1d) practice of necromancy
3) one that has a familiar spirit
from the same as 1 (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): KJV -- bottle, familiar spirit. see HEBREW for 01 |
| Related Greek | : | - |
