עָנַן

II. [עָנַן] verb Po`. practice soothsaying (probably denominative, but original meaning dubious; connection with I. עָנָן (De^{Es 2,6}) now generally abandoned; Löw^{ZMG xxxi (1877), 539} compare עַיִן eye, so We^{Skizzen iii. 148} (but see below); RS^{JPhil xiv (1885), 119 f.} compare Arabic nasal twang, hum of insects, whence diviners as crooning; Ew Gerber^{31 of diviner as} interpreting hum of insects, whisper of leaves, etc.; We^{Heid. 2, 204 now} compare appear, i. e. dealers in phenomena); — Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְעוֺנֵן 2 Kong 21,6 = 2 Kron 33,6 Imperfect 2 masculine plural וְלֹא תְעוֺנֵ֑נוּ 3 Mos 19,26 (H); Participle as substantive מְעוֺנֵן 5 Mos 18,10 (forbidden), plural מְעֹנְנִים v5 Mos 18,14, ׳מְעוֺ Mik 5,11, אֵלוֺן מְעוֺנְנִים Dom 9,37 (see I. אֵלוֺן; seat of an oracle, compare RS^{Sem i. 179 2nd ed. 196}); also (without מְ, compare Sta^{§ 233} Kö^{i. 349}) עֹנְנִים Es 2,6, suffix עֹנְנֵיכֶם Jer 27,9 feminine singular in בְּנֵי עֹנְנָה Es 57,3 sons of a soothsaying woman, figurative of apostates. — see כִּשֵּׁף, II. [נָחַשׁ], [קָסַם].