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Strongs H178

H178

אוֹב (ʼôwb) n-m (obe)
Source: from the same as H1 (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name);
Meaning: properly, a mumble, i.e. a water-skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)
KJV: bottle, familiar spirit.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

אוֹב n.m. skin-bottle, necromancer, etc.skin-bottlenecromancerghostnecromancy {15}

Appears in a total of 16 verses:

ISA 29:4

OET-LV: 4And_you_will_become_low from_the_ground you_will_speak and_from_the_dust utterance_of_your it_will_be_humbled and_it_was like_a_necromancer from_the_ground voice_of_your and_from_the_dust utterance_of_your it_will_whisper.   (ISA_29:4)

OET-RV: 4 (ISA 29:4)

LEV 19:31

OET-LV: 31Do_not turn to the_necromancers and_near/to the_soothsayers do_not seek_them to_become_unclean in/among_them I am_YHWH god_of_your(pl).   (LEV_19:31)

OET-RV: 31 (LEV 19:31)

LEV 20:6

OET-LV: 6And_the_person who it_will_turn to the_necromancers and_near/to the_soothsayers to_act_as_a_prostitute after_them and_I_will_set DOM face_of_my on_person the_that and_I_will_cut_off DOM_him/it from_the_midst_of his_people_of_of.   (LEV_20:6)

OET-RV: 6 (LEV 20:6)

CH1 10:13

OET-LV: 13And_ Shāʼūl _he/it_died in_his_of_unfaithfulness which he_had_acted_unfaithfully against_YHWH on the_message_of YHWH which not he_kept and_also to_enquire by_necromancy to_consult.   (CH1_10:13)

OET-RV: 13So Shaul died because of his disobedience—when he was unfaithful to Yahweh by not following Yahweh’s instructions, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance (CH1 10:13)

SA1 28:3

OET-LV: 3and_Shəʼēl/(Samuel) he_had_died and_they_had_mourned to_him/it all_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_they_had_buried_him in_Rāmāh (and)_in_his_own_of_city and_Shāʼūl/(Saul) he_had_removed the_necromancers and_DOM the_soothsayers from_the_land.   (SA1_28:3)

OET-RV: 3By now, Shemu’el was long dead and all Yisrael had mourned for him and had buried him in his town of Ramah, and Sha’ul had had expelled all the mediums from the country, along with those who contacted the spirits. (SA1 28:3)

SA1 28:8

OET-LV: 8And_ Shāʼūl _he_disguised_himself and_he_was_clothed garments other and_he/it_went he and_two_of men with_him/it and_they_came to the_woman night and_he/it_said divine please to_me by_necromancy and_bring_up to_me DOM the_one_whom I_will_say to_you.   (SA1_28:8)

OET-RV: 8So Sha’ul put on different clothes to disguise himself, and went off in the night with two of his men. They went to the woman and he asked, “Please divine for me with a spirit of the dead and bring up the person that I tell you.” (SA1 28:8)

CH2 33:6

OET-LV: 6And_he he_made_pass DOM sons_of_his in_fire in son_of Hinnom and_he_practiced_soothsaying and_he_practiced_divination and_he_practiced_sorcery and_he_dealt_with necromancer and_soothsayer he_increased for_doing (the)_evil in/on_both_eyes_of YHWH to_provoke_him_to_anger.   (CH2_33:6)

OET-RV: 6and he made his sons pass through the fire in the Ben-Hinnom valley, and he practiced fortune-telling and sorcery and magic, and connected with mediums and spirits. He did so much evil in Yahweh’s eyes that it provoked him into getting angry. (CH2 33:6)

ISA 8:19

OET-LV: 19and_because/when they_will_say to_you(pl) consult (to) the_necromancers and_near/to the_soothsayers who_whisper and_who_mutter am_not a_people (to) his/its_god will_it_consult for the_living (to) the_dead.   (ISA_8:19)

OET-RV: 19When they tell you all to consult mediums and fortunetellers who chirp and mutter, shouldn’t the people consult their god rather than the dead guiding the living? (ISA 8:19)

ISA 19:3

OET-LV: 3And_ the_spirit_of _it_will_be_disturbed of_Miʦrayim within_it and_its_of_plan I_will_confuse and_they_will_consult (to) the_idols and_near/to the_spirits_the_dead and_near/to the_necromancers and_near/to the_soothsayers.   (ISA_19:3)

OET-RV: 3 (ISA 19:3)

LEV 20:27

OET-LV: 27And_a_man or a_woman if/because he_will_be in/among_them a_necromancer or a_soothsayer surely_(die) they_will_be_put_to_death with_stone[s] people_will_stone DOM_them blood(s)_of_their are_on_them.   (LEV_20:27)

OET-RV: 27 (LEV 20:27)

KI2 21:6

OET-LV: 6And_he_made_pass DOM his/its_son in_fire and_he_practiced_soothsaying and_he_practiced_divination and_he_dealt_with necromancer and_soothsayers he_increased for_doing (the)_evil in/on_both_eyes_of YHWH to_provoke_him_to_anger.   (KI2_21:6)

OET-RV: 6He even sacrificed his own son as a burnt offering. He practised divination and read omens, and consulted mediums and fortune-tellers. He did so much that Yahweh had said was evil, provoking Yahweh to get angry. (KI2 21:6)

SA1 28:7

OET-LV: 7And_ Shāʼūl _he/it_said to_his_of_servants seek to_me a_woman_of (of)_a_mistress_of necromancy so_that_I_may_go to_her/it and_so_that_I_may_consult (in)_her servants_of_his and_they_said to_him/it there a_woman_of (of)_a_mistress_of necromancy is Endor.   (SA1_28:7)

OET-RV: 7Then Sha’ul instructed his servants, “Find a woman for me who talks to the spirits of dead people, so I can go to her and ask her something.”
¶ “Sure,” his servants told him, “there’s a woman in Endor who can do that.” (SA1 28:7)

KI2 23:24

OET-LV: 24And_also DOM the_necromancers and_DOM the_soothsayers and_DOM the_teraphim and_DOM the_idols and_DOM all_of the_detestable_things which they_were_seen in_land of_Yəhūdāh and_in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) Yʼoshiyyāh he_removed so_as to_carry_out DOM the_words/messages_of the_law which_were_written on the_scroll which Ḩilqiyyāh he_had_found the_priest/officer the_house_of YHWH.   (KI2_23:24)

OET-RV: 24King Yoshiyyah also removed the ritual pits and the soothsayers, and the images and idols, and all the abhorrences that were seen in Yerushalem and in the Yehudah region, in his diligence to obey everything that was written on the scroll that the priest Hilkiyyah found in the temple. (KI2 23:24)

JOB 32:19

OET-LV: 19Here belly_of_my is_like_wine which_not it_is_opened like_wineskins new it_will_be_split_open.   (JOB_32:19)

OET-RV: 19My belly is like pressurised wine.
 ⇔ ≈ It’ll split open like a new wineskin. (JOB 32:19)

SA1 28:9

OET-LV: 9And_she/it_said the_woman to_him/it here you you_know DOM that_which he_has_done Shāʼūl/(Saul) (cmp) he_has_cut_off DOM the_necromancers and_DOM the_soothsayer from the_earth/land and_why are_you setting_traps on_my_of_life to_cause_me_to_die.   (SA1_28:9)

OET-RV: 9“Listen,” said the woman, “surely you’re aware of what Sha’ul has done—he’s expelled anyone out of the country brings back the dead or converses with the spirits. So why are you trying to trap me? Are you trying to get me killed?” (SA1 28:9)

DEU 18:11

OET-LV: 11And_one_who_throws a_spell and_one_who_consults a_necromancer and_a_soothsayer and_one_who_consults (to) the_dead.   (DEU_18:11)

OET-RV: 11or who puts spells on people, or who tries to talk to spirits of deceased people, (DEU 18:11)

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