3049. yiddeoni

Strong's Lexicon

yiddeoni: Medium, spiritist, wizard

Original Word: יִדְּעֹנִי
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yiddeoni
Pronunciation: yid-deh-o-nee
Phonetic Spelling: (yid-deh-o-nee')
Definition: Medium, spiritist, wizard
Meaning: a knowing one, a conjurer, a ghost

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָדַע (yada), meaning "to know."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar practices is φάρμακος (pharmakos) or μάγος (magos), which can be found in the New Testament in contexts such as Galatians 5:20 and Revelation 21:8.

Usage: The term "yiddeoni" refers to individuals who claim to have special knowledge or insight, often through communication with spirits or the dead. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, yiddeoni is associated with practices of divination and necromancy, which are explicitly condemned.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, consulting mediums and spiritists was a common practice for seeking guidance or knowledge about the future. These practices were often linked to pagan religions and involved rituals to communicate with the dead or other spiritual entities. The Israelites were commanded to avoid such practices, as they were seen as contrary to reliance on God and His revelation.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from yada
Definition
familiar spirit
NASB Translation
spiritist (2), spiritists (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יִדְּעֹנִי noun masculine familiar spirit (properly either as knowing, wise (acquainted with secrets of unseen world), Ew vielwisserisch; or as intimate acquaintance of soothsayer, see RS^{JPh xiv. 1885. 127}) — absolute יִדְּעֹנִי Deuteronomy 18:11 2t.; plural יִדְּעֹנִים 1 Samuel 28:3 6t.; הַיִּדְּעֹנִי מִן 1 Samuel 28:9, read הַיִּדְּעֹנִים מִן (see ᵐ5 Th We Klo Dr); familiar spirit, always "" אוֺב, אֹבוֺת 1 Samuel 28:3,9; Isaiah 8:19; Isaiah 19:3; 2 Kings 21:6 (עשׂה אוֺב; "" נִחֵשׁ, עוֺנֵן) = 2 Chronicles 33:6; 2 Kings 23:24; Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20:6,27 (all H; on last two compare Acts 16:16 and Dr^{Deuteronomy 18:11}), Deuteronomy 18:11("" אוֺב + דֹּרֵשׁ אֶלהַֿמֵּתִים).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

wizard

From yada'; properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; (by impl) a ghost -- wizard.

see HEBREW yada'

Forms and Transliterations

הַ֠יִּדְּעֹנִים הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖י הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖ים הַיִּדְּעֹנִֽים׃ הידעני הידענים הידענים׃ וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים וְיִדְּעֹנִ֔י וְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑י וידעוני וידעני וידענים יִדְּעֹנִ֖י ידעני haiyiddeoNi haiyiddeoNim hay·yid·də·‘ō·nî hay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm hayyiddə‘ōnî hayyiddə‘ōnîm veyiddeoNi veyiddeoNim wə·yid·də·‘ō·nî wə·yid·də·‘ō·nîm wə·yid·də·‘ō·w·nî wəyiddə‘ōnî wəyiddə‘ōnîm wəyiddə‘ōwnî yid·də·‘ō·nî yiddə‘ōnî yiddeoNi

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 19:31
HEB: הָאֹבֹת֙ וְאֶל־ הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים אַל־ תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ
NAS: to mediums or spiritists; do not seek
KJV: neither seek after wizards, to be defiled
INT: mediums to spiritists not seek

Leviticus 20:6
HEB: הָֽאֹבֹת֙ וְאֶל־ הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים לִזְנ֖וֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם
NAS: to mediums and to spiritists, to play the harlot
KJV: and after wizards, to go a whoring
INT: to mediums and to spiritists to play after

Leviticus 20:27
HEB: א֛וֹב א֥וֹ יִדְּעֹנִ֖י מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑תוּ
NAS: or a spiritist shall surely
KJV: a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely
INT: medium or A spiritist shall surely be put

Deuteronomy 18:11
HEB: וְשֹׁאֵ֥ל אוֹב֙ וְיִדְּעֹנִ֔י וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ אֶל־
NAS: or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls
KJV: with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
INT: A consulter spirits A spiritist calls up

1 Samuel 28:3
HEB: הָאֹב֥וֹת וְאֶת־ הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖ים מֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: those who were mediums and spiritists.
KJV: those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
INT: had removed were mediums and spiritists the land

1 Samuel 28:9
HEB: הָאֹב֥וֹת וְאֶת־ הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖י מִן־ הָאָ֑רֶץ
NAS: those who are mediums and spiritists from the land.
KJV: those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land:
INT: has cut are mediums and spiritists from the land

2 Kings 21:6
HEB: וְעָ֥שָׂה א֖וֹב וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים הִרְבָּ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
NAS: with mediums and spiritists. He did
KJV: with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought
INT: and dealt mediums and spiritists much did

2 Kings 23:24
HEB: הָאֹב֣וֹת וְאֶת־ הַ֠יִּדְּעֹנִים וְאֶת־ הַתְּרָפִ֨ים
NAS: the mediums and the spiritists and the teraphim
KJV: Moreover the [workers with] familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images,
INT: Moreover the mediums and the spiritists and the teraphim and the idols

2 Chronicles 33:6
HEB: וְעָ֥שָׂה א֖וֹב וְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑י הִרְבָּ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
NAS: with mediums and spiritists. He did
KJV: with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought
INT: and dealt mediums and spiritists much did

Isaiah 8:19
HEB: הָאֹבוֹת֙ וְאֶל־ הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים הַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖ים וְהַמַּהְגִּ֑ים
NAS: the mediums and the spiritists who whisper
KJV: unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep,
INT: the mediums and to the spiritists whisper and mutter

Isaiah 19:3
HEB: הָאֹב֖וֹת וְאֶל־ הַיִּדְּעֹנִֽים׃
NAS: And to mediums and spiritists.
KJV: and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
INT: mediums and to spiritists

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3049
11 Occurrences

hay·yid·də·‘ō·nî — 1 Occ.
hay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm — 6 Occ.
wə·yid·də·‘ō·nî — 2 Occ.
wə·yid·də·‘ō·nîm — 1 Occ.
yid·də·‘ō·nî — 1 Occ.