Lexical Definition
Strong's Hebrew H178
properly, a mumble , i.e. a water- skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)
KJV usage: bottle, familiar spirit.
Etymology: from the same as 1 (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name);
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
. Usage: bottle, familiar spirit. bottle, familiar spirit.
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