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יִדְּעֹנִי

Properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer ; (by impl) a ghost

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יִדְּעֹנִיH3049
Pronunciationyidĕʿōniy

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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What does יִדְּעֹנִי (yidĕʿōniy) mean in the Bible?

יִדְּעֹנִי (yidĕʿōniy): One who claims supernatural knowledge through communion with the dead; forbidden in Israelite law.

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 spiritists5×1 Samuel 28:3, 1 Samuel 28:9, 2 Kings 21:6, 2 Chronicles 33:6
spiritists3×Leviticus 19:31, 2 Kings 23:24, Isaiah 19:3
or spiritist1×Deuteronomy 18:11
or spiritists1×Leviticus 20:6
spiritist1×Leviticus 20:27
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 19:31הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםtospiritistsArticle | Noun - masculine pluralLeviticus 20:6הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםtoor spiritistsArticle | Noun - masculine pluralLeviticus 20:27יִדְּעֹנִ֖יtospiritistNoun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 18:11וְיִדְּעֹנִ֔יtoor spiritistConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1 Samuel 28:3הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יםtoand spiritistsArticle | Noun - masculine plural1 Samuel 28:9הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יtoand spiritistsArticle | Noun - masculine singular2 Kings 21:6וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑יםtoand spiritistsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural2 Kings 23:24הַ֠יִּדְּעֹנִיםtospiritistsArticle | Noun - masculine plural2 Chronicles 33:6וְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑יtoand spiritistsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 8:19הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםtoand spiritistsArticle | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowLeviticus 19:31
Aligned rows11
Books represented6
Leviticus3Deuteronomy11 Samuel22 Kings22 Chronicles1Isaiah2
Source forms
הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים3xhay·yid·də·‘ō·nîmLeviticus 19:31, Leviticus 20:6, Isaiah 8:19
הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖י1xhay·yid·də·‘ō·nî1 Samuel 28:9
הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖ים1xhay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm1 Samuel 28:3
הַ֠יִּדְּעֹנִים1xhay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm2 Kings 23:24
הַיִּדְּעֹנִֽים׃1xhay·yid·də·‘ō·nîmIsaiah 19:3
וְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑י1xwə·yid·də·‘ō·w·nî2 Chronicles 33:6
וְיִדְּעֹנִ֔י1xwə·yid·də·‘ō·nîDeuteronomy 18:11
וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים1xwə·yid·də·‘ō·nîm2 Kings 21:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural6xLeviticus 19:31, Leviticus 20:6, 1 Samuel 28:3, 2 Kings 23:24
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 18:11, 2 Chronicles 33:6
Article | Noun - masculine singular1x1 Samuel 28:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1x2 Kings 21:6
Noun - masculine singular1xLeviticus 20:27
Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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