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Lexicon :: Strong's H205 - 'āven

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אָוֶן
Transliteration
'āven
Pronunciation
aw-ven'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 48a

Strong’s Definitions

אָוֶן ʼâven, aw-ven'; from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol:—affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 78x

The KJV translates Strong's H205 in the following manner: iniquity (47x), wicked(ness) (8x), vanity (6x), affliction (3x), mischief (3x), unrighteous (2x), evil (1x), false (1x), idol (1x), mourners (1x), mourning (1x), nought (1x), sorrow (1x), unjust (1x), vain (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 78x
The KJV translates Strong's H205 in the following manner: iniquity (47x), wicked(ness) (8x), vanity (6x), affliction (3x), mischief (3x), unrighteous (2x), evil (1x), false (1x), idol (1x), mourners (1x), mourning (1x), nought (1x), sorrow (1x), unjust (1x), vain (1x).
  1. trouble, wickedness, sorrow

    1. trouble, sorrow

    2. idolatry

    3. trouble of iniquity, wickedness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָוֶן ʼâven, aw-ven'; from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol:—affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369.
STRONGS H205: Abbreviations
אָ֫וֶן 85 noun masculineJob 5:6 trouble, sorrow, wickedness — absolute Numbers 23:21 +; suffix אוֺנִי Genesis 35:18 etc.; plural אוֺנִים Hosea 9:4
1. trouble, sorrow בֶּן־אוֺנִי son of my trouble or sorrow Genesis 35:18 (E); לֹא הִבִּיט אָוֶן בְּיַעֲקֹב Numbers 23:21 (song of Balaam), he doth not behold trouble in Jacob (|| he doth not see misery — עָמָל — in Israel); often || עָמָל Psalm 7:15 (הִנֵּה יְחַבֶּל־אָוֶן lo he travaileth with trouble || וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָׁ֑קֶר, yea he hath conceived misery & brought forth a lie), probably thence Job 15:35 (הָרהֹ עָמָל וְיָלֹד אָוֶן) = Isaiah 59:4; compare עָמָל וָאָוֶן Psalm 10:7; Psalm 55:11; Psalm 90:10; Job 4:8; Job 5:6; Isaiah 10:1 (see עָמָל); also זוֺרֵעַ עַוְלָה יִקְצָר־אָוֶן Proverbs 22:8 the sower of iniquity shall reap trouble; in this sense elsewhere only Deuteronomy 26:14; Proverbs 12:21; Jeremiah 4:15; Habakkuk 3:7; Amos 5:5, plural intensive לֶחֶם אוֺנִים bread of trouble, sorrow, or mourning Hosea 9:4.
2. idolatry Hosea 12:12; Isaiah 41:29; אָוֶן וּתְרָפִים הַפְצַ֑ר stubbornness is idolatry & (the use of) teraphim 1 Samuel 15:23 (poetry source); אָוֶן בֵּית Hosea 4:15 (for בֵּית אֵל because Bethel, house of God, is given over to idolatry) so also Hosea 5:8; Hosea 10:5 compare בָּמוֺת א׳ [H206 Hosea 10:8]; בִּקְעַת א׳ [H206 Amos 1:5] (Baalbek); בַּחוּרֵי א׳ read אוֺן, [H204 אֹן = On], Heliopolis [H206 Ezekiel 30:17]; — abstract for concrete = idols Isaiah 66:3.
3. trouble of iniquity, wickedness, מְתֵי אָוֶן Job 22:15; אַנְשֵׁי א׳ Job 34:36 = men of trouble, troublers, wicked men; compare אִישׁ א׳ Proverbs 6:12; Isaiah 55:17; אָוֶן פֹּעֲלֵי workers of trouble, evil-doers, workers of iniquity Job 31:3; Job 34:8,22; Psalm 5:6; + (16 times chiefly late Psalms) Proverbs 10:29; Proverbs 21:15; Isaiah 31:2; Hosea 6:8; מַחְשְׁבוֺת אָוֶן thoughts of trouble, wicked imaginations Proverbs 6:18; Isaiah 59:7; Jeremiah 4:14; often of words & thoughts Job 11:11 + (5 times) Psalm 36:5 + (9 times) Proverbs 17:4; Proverbs 19:28; Proverbs 30:20; Isaiah 29:20; Isaiah 32:6; Isaiah 58:9; Isaiah 59:6; Ezekiel 11:2; Micah 2:1; Habakkuk 1:3; Zechariah 10:2; לֹא אוּכַל אָוֶן וַעֲצָרָה Isaiah 1:13 I cannot bear iniquity with the solemn meeting (RV & most modern; AV it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:18; 35:18

Numbers

23:21; 23:21

Deuteronomy

26:14

1 Samuel

15:23

Job

4:8; 5:6; 5:6; 11:11; 15:35; 22:15; 31:3; 34:8; 34:22; 34:36

Psalms

5:6; 7:15; 10:7; 36:5; 55:11; 90:10

Proverbs

6:12; 6:18; 10:29; 12:21; 17:4; 19:28; 21:15; 22:8; 30:20

Isaiah

1:13; 10:1; 29:20; 31:2; 32:6; 41:29; 58:9; 59:4; 59:6; 59:7; 66:3

Jeremiah

4:14; 4:15

Ezekiel

11:2

Hosea

4:15; 5:8; 6:8; 9:4; 9:4; 10:5; 12:12

Amos

5:5

Micah

2:1

Habakkuk

1:3; 3:7

Zechariah

10:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H205 matches the Hebrew אָוֶן ('āven),
which occurs 79 times in 79 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:4 -

An evildoer gives heed to lips of wickedness H205;

[fn]A liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:28 -

A vile witness scoffs at justice,

And the mouth of the wicked swallows up iniquity H205.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:15 -

To do justice is [fn]pleasure for the righteous,

But is ruin to the workers of iniquity H205.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:8 -

He who sows unrighteousness will reap iniquity H205,

And the rod of his fury will end.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:20 -

This is the way of an adulterous woman:

She eats and wipes her mouth,

And says, “I have done no wrong H205.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:13 -

“Bring your worthless offerings no longer,

Incense is an abomination to Me.

New moon and sabbath, the calling of convocation

I cannot endure wickedness H205 and the solemn assembly.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:1 -

Woe to those who enact evil H205 statutes

And to those who constantly record [fn]mischief,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:20 -

For the ruthless will come to an end and the scoffer will be finished,

Indeed all who are watching out to do evil H205 will be cut off;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:2 -

Yet He also is wise and will bring about an evil demise

And does not turn His words aside,

But will arise against the house of evildoers

And against the help of the workers of iniquity H205.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 -

For a wicked fool speaks wicked folly,

And his heart does wickedness H205:

To do ungodliness and to speak error against Yahweh,

In order to make the hungry person empty;

He even causes the thirsty to lack a drink.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:29 -

“Behold, all of them are [fn]false H205;

Their works are non-existent;

Their molten images are wind and utter formlessness.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:7 -

Let the wicked forsake his way

And the unrighteous H205 man his thoughts;

And let him return to Yahweh,

And He will have compassion on him,

And to our God,

For He will abundantly pardon.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:9 -

“Then you will call, and Yahweh will answer;

You will cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’

If you remove the [fn]yoke from your midst,

The [fn]pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness H205,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 -

No one calls in righteousness, and no one seeks justice in truth.

They trust in [fn]confusion and speak worthlessness;

They conceive trouble and give birth to wickedness H205.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:6 -

Their webs will not become a garment,

Nor will they cover themselves with their works;

Their works are works of wickedness H205,

And a deed of violence is in their [fn]hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:7 -

Their feet run to evil,

And they are quick to shed innocent blood;

Their thoughts are thoughts of wickedness H205;

Devastation and destruction are in their highways.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:3 -

But he who slaughters an ox is the one who strikes down a man;

He who sacrifices a lamb is the one who breaks a dog’s neck;

He who offers a grain offering is the one who offers swine’s blood;

He who offers a memorial offering of frankincense is the one who blesses wickedness H205.

As they have chosen their own ways,

And their soul takes pleasure in their detestable things,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:14 -

Wash your heart from evil, O Jerusalem,

That you may be saved.

How long will your wicked H205 thoughts

Lodge within you?

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:15 -

For a voice declares from Dan,

And makes wickedness H205 heard from Mount Ephraim.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:2 - He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise wickedness H205 and give evil counsel in this city,
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:8 -

Gilead is a city of workers of iniquity H205,

With a track of blood.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:4 -

They will not pour out drink offerings of wine to Yahweh;

Their sacrifices will not please Him.

Their bread will [fn]be like [fn]mourners’ H205 bread;

All who eat of it will be defiled,

For their bread will be for [fn]themselves alone;

It will not enter the house of Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:8 -

Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be [fn]eradicated;

Thorn and thistle will grow on their altars;

Then they will say to the mountains,

“Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:11 -

Is there wickedness H205 in Gilead?

Surely they are worthless.

In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;

Yes, their altars are like the stone heaps

Beside the furrows of the field.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:5 -

“But do not seek Bethel,

And do not come to Gilgal,

Nor cross over to Beersheba;

For Gilgal will certainly go into [fn]exile,

And Bethel will become [fn]evil H205.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:1 -

Woe to those who devise wickedness H205,

Who work out evil on their beds!

When the light of the morning comes, they do it,

For it is in the power of their hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:3 -

Why do You make me see wickedness H205

And cause me to look on trouble?

Indeed, devastation and violence are before me;

And there is strife, and contention is lifted up.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:7 -

I saw the tents of Cushan under wickedness H205;

The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:2 -

For the teraphim speak wickedness H205,

And the diviners behold [fn]false visions

And speak worthless dreams;

They comfort in vain.

Therefore the people journey like sheep;

They are afflicted because there is no shepherd.


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