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According to Lajard, the word which signifies "life" in the greater part of the Semitic languages signifies also "a serpent" And Jacob Bryant says that the word "Ab," which in Hebrew means Father, has also the same meaning as the Egyptian "Ob," or "Aub," and signifies "a serpent," thus etymologically uniting the two ideas.
Aur-an is the health or wellbeing of a man; Glauran, the wellbeing of the state, the good of the community; and a word constantly in ther mouths is A-glauran, which denotes their political creed viz., that "the first principle of a community is the good of all." Aub is invention; Sila, a tone in music.
Bryant's commentary on the word OPH, we obtain a very probable etymology of the term; 'a serpent, in the Egyptian language, was called Aub or Ob." Their etymology, if admitted, connects the modern superstitions of the west of Africa, with the ancient ones of the east of that continent, from which source they have also been spread in Europe.
The etymology of Obi has been traced to a very antique source, stretching far back into Egyptian mythology. A serpent in the Egyptian language was called Ob or Aub. Obion is still the Egyptian name for a serpent. Moses, in the name of God, forbade the Israelites ever to enquire of the demon, Ob, which is translated in our Bible: Charmer or wizard, divinator or sorcerer.
It is of African origin, probably connected with Egyptian Ob, Aub, or Obron, meaning 'serpent. Moses forbids Israelites ever to consult the demon Ob, i.e., 'Charmer, Wizard. The Witch of Endor is called Oub or Ob. Oubaois is the name of the Baselisk or Royal Serpent, emblem of the Sun, and, according to Horus Appollo, 'the Ancient Deity of Africa." Edwards: West Indies, ed. 1819, II. 106-119.
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