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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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 1 / 2 (Num 23:21–Pro 12:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:21 - He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The LORD their God is with them; his acclamation as king is among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:14 - I have not eaten anything when I was in mourning, or removed any of it while ceremonially unclean, or offered any of it to the dead; I have obeyed you and have done everything you have commanded me.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:23 - For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and presumption is like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:8 - Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:6 - For evil does not come up from the dust, nor does trouble spring up from the ground,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:11 - For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14 - if iniquity is in your hand - put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35 - They conceive trouble and bring forth evil; their belly prepares deception."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:19 - You may say, 'God stores up a man's punishment for his children!' Instead let him repay the man himself so that he may know it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:15 - Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walked -

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:3 - Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:8 - He goes about in company with evildoers, he goes along with wicked men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:22 - There is no darkness, and no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:36 - But Job will be tested to the end, because his answers are like those of wicked men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:10 - And he reveals this for correction, and says that they must turn from evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21 - Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested by affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:5 - Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:8 - Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:14 - See the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, and gives birth to harmful lies -

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:7 - His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:4 - All those who behave wickedly do not understand - those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:3 - Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:3 - The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:4 - He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:12 - I can see the evildoers! They have fallen! They have been knocked down and are unable to get up!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6 - When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:4 - All those who behave wickedly do not understand - those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:3 - because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:10 - Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:7 - Because they are bent on violence, do not let them escape! In your anger bring down the nations, O God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:2 - Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5 - You, O LORD God, the invincible warrior, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers! (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:2 - Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:18 - If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:10 - The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one's best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:7 - When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:9 - Indeed, look at your enemies, O LORD! Indeed, look at how your enemies perish! All the evildoers are scattered!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:4 - They spew out threats and speak defiantly; all the evildoers boast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:16 - Who will rise up to defend me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:23 - He will pay them back for their sin. He will destroy them because of their evil; the LORD our God will destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:8 - Each morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land, and remove all evildoers from the city of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:133

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 - Direct my steps by your word! Do not let any sin dominate me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:5 - As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, may the LORD remove them, along with those who behave wickedly! May Israel experience peace!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:4 - Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:9 - Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12 - A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:18 - a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:29 - The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:7 - When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:21 - The righteous do not encounter any harm, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

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