Yiddᵉʻônîy — H3049

H3049 · Hebrew — ידעני

Pronunciation: yid-deh-o-nee'

Definition

masculine noun

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

  1. a knower, one who has a familiar spirit
    1. a familiar spirit, soothsayer, necromancer (meton)

Usually translated as

wizard

Origin

from H3045

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Yiddᵉʻônîy occurs 11 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (3), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — Y