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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
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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

H205

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

Page 2 / 2 (Pro 17:4–Zec 10:2)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:4 - An evildoer H7489 listens H7181 to wicked H205 lips; H8193
A [fn]liar H8267 pays H238 attention H238 to a destructive H1942 tongue. H3956

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:28 - A rascally H1100 witness H5707 makes H3887 a mockery H3887 of justice, H4941
And the mouth H6310 of the wicked H7563 [fn]spreads H1104 iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:15 - The exercise H6213 of justice H4941 is joy H8057 for the righteous, H6662
But is terror H4288 to the workers H6466 of iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:8 - He who sows H2232 iniquity H5766 will reap H7114 vanity, H205
And the rod H7626 of his fury H5678 will perish. H3615

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:20 - This H3651 is the way H1870 of an adulterous H5003 woman: H802
She eats H398 and wipes H4229 her mouth, H6310
And says, H559 “I have done H6466 no H3808 wrong.” H205

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:13 - “Bring H935 your worthless H7723 offerings H4503 no H3808 longer, H3254
Incense H7004 is an abomination H8441 to Me.
New H2320 moon H2320 and sabbath, H7676 the calling H7121 of assemblies H4744—
I cannot H3201 H3808 endure H3201 iniquity H205 and the solemn H6116 assembly. H6116

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:1 - Woe H1945 to those who enact H2710 evil H205 statutes H2706
And to those who constantly record H3789 [fn]unjust H5999 decisions, H5999

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:20 - For the ruthless H6184 will come H656 to an end H656 and the scorner H3887 will be finished, H3615
Indeed all H3605 who [fn]are intent H8245 on doing H8245 evil H205 will be cut H3772 off; H3772

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:2 - Yet He also H1571 is wise H2450 and will bring H935 disaster H7451
And does not retract H5493 His words, H1697
But will arise H6965 against H5921 the house H1004 of evildoers H7489
And against H5921 the help H5833 of the workers H6466 of iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - For a fool H5036 speaks H1696 nonsense, H5039
And his heart H3820 [fn]inclines H6213 toward wickedness: H205
To practice H6213 ungodliness H2612 and to speak H1696 error H8442 against H413 the LORD, H3068
To [fn]keep H7324 the hungry H7457 person H5315 unsatisfied H7324
And [fn]to withhold H2637 drink H4945 from the thirsty. H6771

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:29 - “Behold, H2005 all H3605 of them are [fn]false; H205
Their works H4639 are worthless, H657
Their molten H5262 images H5262 are wind H7307 and emptiness. H8414

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:7 - Let the wicked H7563 forsake H5800 his way H1870
And the unrighteous H205 man H376 his thoughts; H4284
And let him return H7725 to the LORD, H3068
And He will have H7355 compassion H7355 on him,
And to our God, H430
For He will abundantly H7235 pardon. H5545

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:9 - “Then H227 you will call, H7121 and the LORD H3068 will answer; H6030
You will cry, H7768 and He will say, H559 ‘Here H2009 I am.’
If H518 you remove H5493 the yoke H4133 from your midst, H8432
The [fn]pointing H7971 of the finger H676 and speaking H1696 wickedness, H205

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - No H369 one H369 sues H7121 righteously H6664 and no H369 one H369 pleads H8199 [fn]honestly. H530
They trust H982 in confusion H8414 and speak H1696 lies; H7723
They conceive H2029 mischief H5999 and bring H3205 forth H3205 iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:6 - Their webs H6980 will not become H1961 clothing, H899
Nor H3808 will they cover H3680 themselves with their works; H4639
Their works H4639 are works H4639 of iniquity, H205
And an act H6467 of violence H2555 is in their [fn]hands. H3709

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:7 - Their feet H7272 run H7323 to evil, H7451
And they hasten H4116 to shed H8210 innocent H5355 blood; H1818
Their thoughts H4284 are thoughts H4284 of iniquity, H205
Devastation H7701 and destruction H7667 are in their highways. H4546

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:3 - “But he who kills H7819 an ox H7794 is like one who slays H5221 a man; H376
He who sacrifices H2076 a lamb H7716 is like the one who breaks H6202 a dog’s H3611 neck; H6202
He who offers H5927 a grain offering H4503 is like one who offers swine’s H2386 blood; H1818
He who [fn]burns H2142 incense H3828 is like the one who blesses H1288 an idol. H205
As they have chosen H977 their own ways, H1870
And their soul H5315 delights H2654 in their abominations, H8251

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:14 - Wash H3526 your heart H3820 from evil, H7451 O Jerusalem, H3389
That you may be saved. H3467
How H4970 long H5704 H4970 will your wicked H205 thoughts H4284
Lodge H3885 within H7130 you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:15 - For a voice H6963 declares H5046 from Dan, H1835
And proclaims H8085 wickedness H205 from Mount H2022 Ephraim. H669

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:2 - He said H559 to me, “Son H1121 of man, H120 these H428 are the men H376 who devise H2803 iniquity H205 and give H3289 evil H7451 advice H6098 in this H2088 city, H5892

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:8 - Gilead H1568 is a city H7151 of wrongdoers, H205
Tracked H6121 with bloody H1818 footprints.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:4 - They will not pour H5258 out drink H5258 offerings H5258 of wine H3196 to the LORD, H3068
Their sacrifices H2077 will not please H6149 Him.
Their bread will [fn]be like [fn]mourners’ H205 bread; H3899
All H3605 who eat H398 of it will be defiled, H2930
For their bread H3899 will be for [fn]themselves H5315 alone;
It will not enter H935 the house H1004 of the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:8 - Also the high H1116 places H1116 of Aven, H206 the sin H2398 of Israel, H3478 will be destroyed; H8045
Thorn H6975 and thistle H1863 will grow H5927 on their altars; H4196
Then they will say H559 to the mountains, H2022
“Cover H3680 us!” And to the hills, H1389 “Fall H5307 on us!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:11 - Is there iniquity H205 in Gilead? H1568
Surely H389 they are worthless. H7723
In Gilgal H1537 they sacrifice H2076 bulls, H7794
Yes, H1571 their altars H4196 are like the stone H1530 heaps H1530
Beside H5921 the furrows H8525 of the field. H7704

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:5 - “But do not [fn]resort H1875 to Bethel H1008
And do not come H935 to Gilgal, H1537
Nor H3808 cross H5674 over H5674 to Beersheba; H884
For Gilgal H1537 will certainly H1540 go H1540 into captivity H1540
And Bethel H1008 will [fn]come H1961 to trouble. H205

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:1 - Woe H1945 to those who scheme H2803 iniquity, H205
Who work H6466 out evil H7451 on their beds! H4904
[fn]When morning H1242 comes, they do H6213 it,
For it is in the power H410 of their hands. H3027

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:3 - Why H4100 do You make H7200 me see H7200 iniquity, H205
And cause me to look H5027 on wickedness? H5999
Yes, destruction H7701 and violence H2555 are before H5048 me;
Strife H7379 exists H1961 and contention H4066 arises. H5375

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:7 - I saw H7200 the tents H168 of Cushan H3572 under H8478 distress, H205
The tent H3407 curtains H3407 of the land H776 of Midian H4080 were trembling. H7264

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:2 - For the teraphim H8655 speak H1696 [fn]iniquity, H205
And the diviners H7080 see H2372 [fn]lying H8267 visions H8267
And tell H1696 false H7723 dreams; H2472
They comfort H5162 in vain. H7723
Therefore H5921 H3651 the people [fn]wander H5265 like H3644 sheep, H6629
They are afflicted, H6031 because H3588 there H369 is no H369 shepherd. H7462

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