"אוב" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-אוב.wav Forms: אוֹב [canonical, masculine], ʾōv [romanization], אוֹבוֹת [indefinite, plural]
Etymology: According to Hoffner, possible antecedents include Sumerian 𒀊 (ab), Hittite 𒀀𒀀𒁉 (a-a-pí), Akkadian 𒀀𒁍 (a-bu), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎁 (ảb /⁠ʾib⁠/) or 𐎀𐎍𐎀𐎁 (ảlảb /⁠ʾilʾib⁠/), all of which describe some sort of ritual pit or object used in necromancy. Etymology templates: {{cog|sux|𒀊#Noun_3|sc=Xsux|tr=ab}} Sumerian 𒀊 (ab), {{cog|hit|𒀀𒀀𒁉|tr=a-a-pí}} Hittite 𒀀𒀀𒁉 (a-a-pí), {{cog|akk|𒀀𒁍|tr=a-bu}} Akkadian 𒀀𒁍 (a-bu), {{cog|uga|𐎀𐎁|tr=ảb|ts=ʾib}} Ugaritic 𐎀𐎁 (ảb /⁠ʾib⁠/) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|pl=אוֹבוֹת|tr=ʾōv|wv=אוֹב}} אוֹב • (ʾōv) m (plural indefinite אוֹבוֹת)
  1. a waterskin
    Sense id: en-אוב-he-noun-81sjwrI0 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 75 4 4 4 14 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 47 7 7 7 33 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 63 7 7 7 17 Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות: 53 9 9 9 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 3 3 3 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 3 3 3 7
  2. a wineskin
    Sense id: en-אוב-he-noun-Y8vdBtuF
  3. necromancer
    Sense id: en-אוב-he-noun-nsuQgdms
  4. ghost, spirit
    Sense id: en-אוב-he-noun-Cw0kgCUr
  5. the practice of necromancy
    Sense id: en-אוב-he-noun-tvcC56Xk Categories (other): Occult Disambiguation of Occult: 12 12 12 12 52
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