וְ/יִדְּעֹנִ֑ים
𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤌
yiddᵉʻônîy
and spiritists
An individual who claims to possess knowledge or the ability to communicate with the dead or unseen spiritual forces, often through necromantic or divinatory practices. In biblical contexts, יִדְּעֹנִי refers to mediums or spiritists—persons regarded as having special access to arcane or forbidden knowledge, especially as intermediaries with the spirits of the dead. The term frequently appears alongside אוֹב ('medium,' 'necromancer').
2 Kings 21:6 · Word #9
Lexicon H3049
| Lemma | יִדְּעֹנִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤍𐤉 |
| Transliteration | yiddᵉʻônîy |
| Strong's | H3049 |
| Definition | An individual who claims to possess knowledge or the ability to communicate with the dead or unseen spiritual forces, often through necromantic or divinatory practices. In biblical contexts, יִדְּעֹנִי refers to mediums or spiritists—persons regarded as having special access to arcane or forbidden knowledge, especially as intermediaries with the spirits of the dead. The term frequently appears alongside אוֹב ('medium,' 'necromancer'). |
Morphology HC/Ncmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and spiritists |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3049-04
and occult-knowers
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine plural absolute, with prefixed conjunction וְ ('and'). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from ידע ('to know') with a nominalizing suffix meaning 'one who knows,' here in a specialized sense of illicit or esoteric knowledge. The masculine plural absolute form with prefixed conjunction is preserved as 'and occult-knowers.' |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and occult-knowers
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 preserves the context-specific term from SILEX for 'ידענים,' which is appropriate here. |