178 - ob

Strong's Concordance

Original word: אוֹב
Transliteration: ob
Definition (short): mediums
Definition (full): a bottle (made from animal skin), a necromancer

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from an unused word
Definition: a bottle (made from animal skin), a necromancer
NASB Translation: medium (2), medium* (3), mediums (9), spirit (1), wineskins (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From the same as 'ab (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name); properly, a mumble, i.e. A water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar) -- bottle, familiar spirit.

see HEBREW 'ab

References

Strong's 178: 13 Occurrences
KJV: Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
NASB: 'Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
KJV: And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
NASB: 'As for the person who turns to mediums and to spiritists, to play the harlot after them, I will also set My face against that person and will cut him off from among his people.
KJV: A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
NASB: 'Now a man or a woman who is a medium or a spiritist shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones, their bloodguiltiness is upon them.'"
KJV: Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
NASB: Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed from the land those who were mediums and spiritists.
KJV: And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
NASB: But the woman said to him, "Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who are mediums and spiritists from the land. Why are you then laying a snare for my life to bring about my death?"