Necromancer יִדְּעֹנִי

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jul 31, 2026 · 4m

We are in chapter nineteen of Leviticus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible. יִדְּעֹנִי spirit of divination, soothsayer, necromancer. It is used 11 times in the Old Testament. Our word for today is always found right next to our word from yesterday since they are very similar in meaning. Our word is used in the sense of necromancer, one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead. Let’s start with our chapter since it is the first time it is used in the Bible. Leviticus 19:31 Do not turn to mediums or הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים necromancers; do not seek them out, and so…