Strong’s definition
properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)
KJV gloss list in the source
bottle, familiar spirit.
Source pronunciation notation: obe
Derivation recorded by Strong
from the same as H1 (אָב) (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name);
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