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178. ob

a bottle (made from animal skin), a necromancer
Original Word: אוֹב
Transliteration: ob
Phonetic Spelling: (obe)
Short Definition: bottle
Word Origin
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).

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bottle, familiar spirit

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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178. ob

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