Biblical Persons & Places
Diviners'_Oak
Diviners' Oak= in Shechem (Shechem@Gen.12.6-Act=H7927G)
A location in Shechem only mentioned at Jdg.9.37;
only referred to as Diviners' Oak (עָנַן אֵלוֹן).
Strong's Definition
figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. practise magic
Derivation: a primitive root; to cover; used only as a denominative from H6051 (עָנָן), to cloud over;
KJV Usage: [idiom] bring, enchanter, Meonemin, observe(-r of) times, soothsayer, sorcerer.
TWOT Reference: 1655,1656
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) (Piel) to make appear, produce, bring (clouds)
2) (Poel) to practise soothsaying, conjure
2a) to observe times, practice soothsaying or spiritism or magic or augury or witchcraft
2b) soothsayer, enchanter, sorceress, diviner, fortuneteller, barbarian, Meonenim (participle)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עָנַן
‛ânan
BDB Definition:
1) (Piel) to make appear, produce, bring (clouds)
2) (Poel) to practise soothsaying, conjure
2a) to observe times, practice soothsaying or spiritism or magic or augury or witchcraft
2b) soothsayer, enchanter, sorceress, diviner, fortuneteller, barbarian, Meonenim (participle)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1655, 1656
Total KJV Occurrences: 11