"אוב" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-אוב.wav Forms: אוֹב [canonical, masculine], ov [romanization], אוֹבוֹת [indefinite, plural]
Etymology: According to Hoffner, possible antecedents include Sumerian 𒀊 (ab), Hittite 𒀀𒀀𒁉 (a-a-pí), Akkadian 𒀀𒁍 (a-bu), Ugaritic 𐎛𐎁 (ỉb /⁠ʾib⁠/) or 𐎛𐎍𐎛𐎁 (ỉlỉb /⁠ʾilʾib⁠/), all of which describe some sort of ritual pit or object used in necromancy. Etymology templates: {{cog|sux|𒀊|id=hole|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|𐎛𐎁|tr=ỉb|ts=ʾib}} Ugaritic 𐎛𐎁 (ỉb /⁠ʾib⁠/) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|pl=אוֹבוֹת|tr=ov|wv=אוֹב}} אוֹב • (ov) m (plural indefinite אוֹבוֹת)
  1. a waterskin
    Sense id: en-אוב-he-noun-81sjwrI0
  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): 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, Occult Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 13 13 49 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 10 10 10 10 60 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 14 14 14 14 46 Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות: 15 15 15 15 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 15 15 15 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 9 9 63 Disambiguation of Occult: 12 12 12 12 52
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      "name": "cog"
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      "form": "אוֹב",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ov",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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          "אוֹבוֹת",
          "אובות"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
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      "glosses": [
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          "name": "Occult",
          "orig": "he:Occult",
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      ],
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        "the practice of necromancy"
      ],
      "id": "en-אוב-he-noun-tvcC56Xk",
      "links": [
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          "necromancy"
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  "word": "אוב"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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          "אוֹבוֹת",
          "אובות"
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a waterskin"
      ],
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        [
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          "waterskin"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a wineskin"
      ],
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          "wineskin",
          "wineskin"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "necromancer",
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      ]
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "spirit",
          "spirit"
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