Strong's Number H178

אוֹב
'owb · obe
Transliteration:
'owb{obe}
Word Origin:
from the same as 1 (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name)
TWOT:
37a
Part of Speech:
noun masculine
Strong's Definition:
properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)
Usage in the KJV:
familiar spirit(s) 16, bottles 1

Total: 17
Occurs 17 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  1. water skin bottle
  2. necromancer
    1. necromancer, one who evokes the dead
    2. ghost, spirit of a dead one
    3. practice of necromancy
  3. one that has a familiar spirit