{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H178",
  "lemma": "אוֹב",
  "transliteration": "ʼôwb",
  "definition": "properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)",
  "kjv": "bottle, familiar spirit.",
  "occurrences": 17,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H1",
      "lemma": "אָב",
      "transliteration": "ʼâb",
      "meaning": "father",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H1"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "אוֹב n.m. skin-bottle, necromancer, etc.",
    "1. skin-bottle",
    "2. necromancer",
    "3. ghost",
    "4. necromancy"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 19:31",
      "text": "“‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am the LORD…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/19?v=31"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 20:6",
      "text": "“‘The person that turns to those who are mediums and wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/20?v=6"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 20:27",
      "text": "“‘A man or a woman that is a medium or is a wizard shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/20?v=27"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Deuteronomy 18:11",
      "text": "or a charmer, or someone who consults with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/18?v=11"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Samuel 28:3",
      "text": "Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. Saul had sent…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/28?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Samuel 28:7",
      "text": "Then Saul said to his servants, “Seek for me a woman who has a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/28?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Samuel 28:8",
      "text": "Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/28?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Samuel 28:9",
      "text": "The woman said to him, “Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who have familiar spirits and the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/28?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Kings 21:6",
      "text": "He made his son to pass through the fire, practiced sorcery, used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/21?v=6"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Kings 23:24",
      "text": "Moreover, Josiah removed those who had familiar spirits, the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/23?v=24"
    }
  ],
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