יִדְּעֹנִי
yiddᵉʻônîy · yid-deh-o-nee'
properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; (by impl) a ghost
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3045 (יָדַע);
properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; (by impl) a ghost
- properly, a knowing one
- specifically, a conjurer
- (by impl) a ghost
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: wizard.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › the doorway, the way in › to see and know › the seed, life continuing › the hand that works
The hand that works of the doorway, the way in that works to see and know of the seed, life continuing of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יִדְּעֹנִי above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the wizards3 · 27%
- after wizards1 · 9%
- wizards1 · 9%
- or that is a wizard1 · 9%
- or a wizard1 · 9%
- and wizards1 · 9%
- and with wizards1 · 9%
- and unto wizards1 · 9%
- and to the wizards1 · 9%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.