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Ov (אוב) means seance in Hebrew.

It can also mean necromancy. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אוֹב
ov
noun · masculine
In English

seance, necromancy

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives one meaning for Ov.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    כישוף בו מזמנים את רוחות המתים כדי לתקשר עמם.
    וְאִישׁ אוֹ-אִשָּׁה כִּי-יִהְיֶה בָהֶם אוֹב אוֹ יִדְּעֹנִי מוֹת יוּמָתוּ בָּאֶבֶן יִרְגְּמוּ אֹתָם דְּמֵיהֶם בָּם

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Ov is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
אוֹב
Written without vowel points
אוב
Said
ov
Root
א־ב־ה
Pattern
קוֹל
Plural
אוֹבוֹת
Inflections
ר' אוֹבוֹת
Gematria
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This is how Ov is said in other languages.

English
seance, necromancy

These words mean nearly the same as Ov.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Ov.

The word Ov is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • בעל אוב
  • העלה באוב
  • פונקצית אוב

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Ov comes from the root א־ב־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Ov in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Ov.

What does Ov (⁨אוב⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ov (⁨אוב⁩) means seance and necromancy. It is said ov, with the stress on ov.

What is a synonym for Ov (⁨אוב⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Ov (⁨אוב⁩) are ⁨דרישה אל המתים⁩, ⁨סיאנס⁩, and ⁨נגיד⁩.

What rhymes with Ov (⁨אוב⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Ov (⁨אוב⁩) include ⁨טוב⁩, ⁨צהוב⁩, ⁨רוב⁩, ⁨יעקוב⁩, ⁨דוב⁩, and ⁨קרוב⁩.

Is Ov (⁨אוב⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Ov (⁨אוב⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨אוֹבוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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