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Lexicon :: Strong's H3049 - yiḏʿōnî

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יִדְעֹנִי
Transliteration
yiḏʿōnî
Pronunciation
yid-deh-o-nee'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 848d

Strong’s Definitions

יִדְּעֹנִי yiddᵉʻônîy, yid-deh-o-nee'; from H3045; properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; (by implication) a ghost:—wizard.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H3049 in the following manner: wizard (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H3049 in the following manner: wizard (11x).

  1. a knower, one who has a familiar spirit

    1. a familiar spirit, soothsayer, necromancer (meton)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יִדְּעֹנִי yiddᵉʻônîy, yid-deh-o-nee'; from H3045; properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; (by implication) a ghost:—wizard.
STRONGS H3049: Abbreviations
† יִדְּעֹנִי noun masculine familiar spirit (properly either as knowing, wise (acquainted with secrets of unseen world), Ew vielwisserisch; or as intimate acquaintance of soothsayer, see RSJPh xiv. 1885. 127) — absolute יִדְּעֹנִי Deuteronomy 18:11 2 times; plural יִדְּעֹנִים 1 Samuel 28:3 6 times; הַיִּדְּעֹנִי מִן 1 Samuel 28:9, read הַיִּדְּעֹנִים מִן (see Greek Version of the LXX Th We Klo Dr); familiar spirit, always || אוֺב, אֹבוֺת 1 Samuel 28:3, 9; Isaiah 8:19; Isaiah 19:3; 2 Kings 21:6 (עשׂה אוֺב; || נִחֵשׁ, עוֺנֵן) = 2 Chronicles 33:6; 2 Kings 23:24; Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20:6, 27 (all H; on last two compare Acts 16:16 and DrDeuteronomy 18:11), Deuteronomy 18:11(|| אוֺב + דֹּרֵשׁ אֶלהַֿמֵּתִים).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

19:31; 20:6; 20:27

Deuteronomy

18:11; 18:11; 18:11

1 Samuel

28:3; 28:3; 28:9; 28:9

2 Kings

21:6; 23:24

2 Chronicles

33:6

Isaiah

8:19; 19:3

Acts

16:16

H3049

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3049 matches the Hebrew יִדְעֹנִי (yiḏʿōnî),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:31 - “Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums or to those who consult the spirits of the dead. I am the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:6 - “I will also turn against those who commit spiritual prostitution by putting their trust in mediums or in those who consult the spirits of the dead. I will cut them off from the community.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:27 - “Men and women among you who act as mediums or who consult the spirits of the dead must be put to death by stoning. They are guilty of a capital offense.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:11 - or cast spells, or function as mediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:3 - Meanwhile, Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him. He was buried in Ramah, his hometown. And Saul had banned from the land of Israel all mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:9 - “Are you trying to get me killed?” the woman demanded. “You know that Saul has outlawed all the mediums and all who consult the spirits of the dead. Why are you setting a trap for me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 21:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:6 - Manasseh also sacrificed his own son in the fire.[fn] He practiced sorcery and divination, and he consulted with mediums and psychics. He did much that was evil in the LORD’s sight, arousing his anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:24 - Josiah also got rid of the mediums and psychics, the household gods, the idols,[fn] and every other kind of detestable practice, both in Jerusalem and throughout the land of Judah. He did this in obedience to the laws written in the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had found in the LORD’s Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:6 - Manasseh also sacrificed his own sons in the fire[fn] in the valley of Ben-Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and he consulted with mediums and psychics. He did much that was evil in the LORD’s sight, arousing his anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:19 - Someone may say to you, “Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.” But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:3 - The Egyptians will lose heart,
and I will confuse their plans.
They will plead with their idols for wisdom
and call on spirits, mediums, and those who consult the spirits of the dead.
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