Pit, Spirit, Necromancer or Instrument Used in Necromancy? The Problem of Finding the Correct Meaning of the Hebrew Word אוב (’ôḇ)
| dc.contributor.author | Lemański, Janusz | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-14T11:57:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-01-14T11:57:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Various meanings are attributed to the word אוֹב: pit, spirit, necromancer, instrument for divining the future with the help of the dead. Thus, in some cases, it is difficult to decide on the right word to translate it. This article attempts a diachronic analysis of biblical texts and, based on it, traces the potential semantic development from the original sense of “pit”, “instrument used in necromancy” (1 Sam 28:7-8), through the sense of “spirit of the dead” (Isa 8:19; 19:3; 29:4) to the post-exilic use in the sense of “necromancer/medium” (Lev 19:31; 20:6, 27). Deuteronomistic narratives (2 Kgs 21:6; 23:24) and the later list of forbidden practices in Deut 18:10-11 may indicate the timing of this semantic transformation. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | "The Biblical Annals", 2024, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 567-595 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.31743/ba.16681 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2451-2168 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/8155 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | KUL Publishing House | |
| dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | pit | |
| dc.subject | spirit | |
| dc.subject | medium | |
| dc.subject | necromancy | |
| dc.subject | אוֹב | |
| dc.title | Pit, Spirit, Necromancer or Instrument Used in Necromancy? The Problem of Finding the Correct Meaning of the Hebrew Word אוב (’ôḇ) | |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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