Strong’s H3049

יִדְּעֹנִי

Part of speech

Noun Masculine

Transliteration

yidd`oniy

Pronunciation

yid-deh-o-nee

Definition

Medium, spiritist, wizard

Meaning

a knowing one, a conjurer, a ghost

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.

Bible references

Leviticus 19:31;Leviticus 20:6;Leviticus 20:27;Deuteronomy 18:11;1 Samuel 28:3;1 Samuel 28:9;2 Kings 21:6;2 Kings 23:24;2 Chronicles 33:6;Isaiah 8:19;Isaiah 19:3