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a bottle (made from animal skin), a necromancer Original Word: אוֹבTransliteration: ob Phonetic Spelling: (obe) Short Definition: bottle
from an unused word Definition a bottle (made from animal skin), a necromancer NASB Word Usage medium (2), medium* (3), mediums (9), spirit (1), wineskins (1). NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation All rights reserved Lockman.org
From the same as 'ab (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. see HEBREW 'ab
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