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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 1 / 2 (Num 23:21–Pro 12:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:21 - “No misfortune is seen in Jacob, no misery observed[fn] in Israel. The LORD their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:14 - I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while I was in mourning, nor have I removed any of it while I was unclean, nor have I offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything you commanded me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:23 - For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance 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 - As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:6 - For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:11 - Surely he recognizes deceivers; and when he sees evil, does he not take note?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14 - if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35 - They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:19 - It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’ Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:15 - Will you keep to the old path that the wicked have trod?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:3 - Is it not ruin for the wicked, disaster for those who do wrong?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:8 - He keeps company with evildoers; he associates with the wicked.

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:36 - Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost for answering like a wicked man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:10 - He makes them listen to correction and commands them to repent of their evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21 - Beware of turning to evil, which you seem to prefer to affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:5 - The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:8 - Away from me, all you who do evil, for the LORD has heard my weeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:14 - Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:7 - His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:4 - Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:3 - Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:3 - The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:4 - Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:12 - See how the evildoers lie fallen— thrown down, not able to rise!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6 - When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:4 - Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:3 - because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:10 - Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:7 - Because of their wickedness do not[fn] let them escape; in your anger, God, bring the nations down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:2 - Deliver me from evildoers and save me from those who are after my blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5 - You, LORD God Almighty, you who are the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to wicked traitors.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:2 - Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the plots of evildoers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:18 - If I had cherished 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 - Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:7 - that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:9 - For surely your enemies, LORD, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:4 - They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:23 - He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:8 - Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:133

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 - Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:5 - But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be on Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:4 - Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:9 - Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers, from the snares they have laid for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12 - A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:18 - a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:29 - The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:7 - Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of[fn] their power comes to nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:21 - No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.

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