What does יִדְּעֹנִי (yidĕʿōniy) mean in the Bible?
יִדְּעֹנִי (yidĕʿōniy): One who claims supernatural knowledge through communion with the dead; forbidden in Israelite law.
Hebrew · H3049
יִדְּעֹנִי
Properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer ; (by impl) a ghost
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יִדְּעֹנִי H3049
Pronunciation yidĕʿōniy
What does יִדְּעֹנִי (yidĕʿōniy) mean in the Bible?
יִדְּעֹנִי (yidĕʿōniy): One who claims supernatural knowledge through communion with the dead; forbidden in Israelite law.
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How does the BSB render H3049?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and spiritists (5), spiritists (3), or spiritist (1), or spiritists (1), spiritist (1).
Where does יִדְּעֹנִי (yidĕʿōniy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 19:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Kings (2), Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and spiritists 5× 1 Samuel 28:3, 1 Samuel 28:9, 2 Kings 21:6, 2 Chronicles 33:6
spiritists 3× Leviticus 19:31, 2 Kings 23:24, Isaiah 19:3
or spiritist 1× Deuteronomy 18:11
or spiritists 1× Leviticus 20:6
spiritist 1× Leviticus 20:27
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Leviticus 19:31 הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים to spiritists Article | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 20:6 הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים to or spiritists Article | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 20:27 יִדְּעֹנִ֖י to spiritist Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 18:11 וְיִדְּעֹנִ֔י to or spiritist Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 28:3 הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖ים to and spiritists Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Samuel 28:9 הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖י to and spiritists Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 21:6 וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים to and spiritists Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2 Kings 23:24 הַ֠יִּדְּעֹנִים to spiritists Article | Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 33:6 וְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑י to and spiritists Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 8:19 הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים to and spiritists Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 19:31
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 6
Leviticus 3 Deuteronomy 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים 3x hay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm Leviticus 19:31, Leviticus 20:6, Isaiah 8:19
הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖י 1x hay·yid·də·‘ō·nî 1 Samuel 28:9
הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖ים 1x hay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm 1 Samuel 28:3
הַ֠יִּדְּעֹנִים 1x hay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm 2 Kings 23:24
הַיִּדְּעֹנִֽים׃ 1x hay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm Isaiah 19:3
וְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑י 1x wə·yid·də·‘ō·w·nî 2 Chronicles 33:6
וְיִדְּעֹנִ֔י 1x wə·yid·də·‘ō·nî Deuteronomy 18:11
וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים 1x wə·yid·də·‘ō·nîm 2 Kings 21:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 6x Leviticus 19:31, Leviticus 20:6, 1 Samuel 28:3, 2 Kings 23:24
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 18:11, 2 Chronicles 33:6
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Samuel 28:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 Kings 21:6
Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 20:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. One who claims supernatural knowledge through communion with the dead; forbidden in Israelite law.
Source Gloss
properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer ; (by impl) a ghost
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
One who claims supernatural knowledge through communion with the dead; forbidden in Israelite law.
properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; (by impl) a ghost BDB: familiar spirit Usage: wizard.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain