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Lexicon :: Strong's H5753 - ʿāvâ

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עָוָה
Transliteration
ʿāvâ
Pronunciation
aw-vaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1577

Strong’s Definitions

עָוָה ʻâvâh, aw-vaw'; a primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively:—do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, × turn, do wickedly, do wrong.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H5753 in the following manner: iniquity (4x), perverse (2x), perversely (2x), perverted (2x), amiss (1x), turn (1x), crooked (1x), bowed down (1x), troubled (1x), wickedly (1x), wrong (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H5753 in the following manner: iniquity (4x), perverse (2x), perversely (2x), perverted (2x), amiss (1x), turn (1x), crooked (1x), bowed down (1x), troubled (1x), wickedly (1x), wrong (1x).

  1. to bend, twist, distort

    1. (Niphal) to be bent, be bowed down, be twisted, be perverted

    2. (Piel) to twist, distort

    3. (Hiphil) to do perversely

  2. to commit iniquity, do wrong, pervert

    1. (Qal) to do wrong, commit iniquity

    2. (Hiphil) to commit iniquity

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָוָה ʻâvâh, aw-vaw'; a primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively:—do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, × turn, do wickedly, do wrong.
STRONGS H5753: Abbreviations
I. † [עָוָה] verb bend, twist (so Arabic bdb073001); —
Niph. Perfect 1st person singular נַעֲוֵיתִי Isaiah 21:3; Psalm 38:7 [Psalm 38:6]; Participle construct נַעֲוֵה Proverbs 12:8; feminine construct נַעֲוַת 1 Samuel 20:30 (but read נַעֲרַת Greek Version of the LXX We Dr SS Bu HPS); — be bent, bowed down, twisted, || שׁחה Psalm 38:7 [Psalm 38:6]; || נבהל Isaiah 21:3; נַעֲוֵה לֵב Proverbs 12:8 one perverted of mind.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular עִוָּה, subject י׳ : — Lamentations 3:9 my paths hath he twisted; וְע׳ Isaiah 24:1 its surface will he distort (|| בּוֺקֵק הָאָרֶץ).
Hiph. Perfect 1st person singular יָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי Job 33:27 the right have I perverted (|| חָטָא); so 3rd person plural הֶעֱווּ אֶתדַּֿרְכָּם Jeremiah 3:21.

† [עָוָה] verb denominative (Gerber90) commit iniquity, do wrong (Aramaic עוי commit sin, עֲוָיָא sin, compare LevyNHWB iii. 626); —
Qal (late) Perfect 3rd person feminine singular עָֽוְתָה Esther 1:16 she hath done wrong (with עַל); 1st person plural עָוִינוּ Daniel 9:5 we have committed iniquity (|| חָטָא).
Hiph. commit inquity; — Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הֶעֱוָה 2 Samuel 19:20 [2 Samuel 19:19], 1st person singular הֶעֱוֵיתִי 2 Samuel 24:17 (|| חָטָא); 1st person plural הֶעֱוִינוּ 1 Kings 8:47 2 Chronicles 6:37; Psalm 106:6 (all || חָטָא); Infinitive absolute הַעֲוֵה Jeremiah 9:4 [Jeremiah 9:5] construct suffix הַעֲוֺתוֺ 2 Samuel 7:14. — Job 33:27 see I. עָוָה.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5758.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

20:30

2 Samuel

7:14; 19:19; 24:17

1 Kings

8:47

2 Chronicles

6:37

Esther

1:16

Job

33:27; 33:27

Psalms

38:6; 38:6; 106:6

Proverbs

12:8; 12:8

Isaiah

21:3; 21:3; 24:1

Jeremiah

3:21; 9:5

Lamentations

3:9

Daniel

9:5

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Strong's Number H5753 matches the Hebrew עָוָה (ʿāvâ),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:30 - Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse H5753 rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14 - I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, H5753 I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:19 - And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely H5753 the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:17 - And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: H5753 but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:47 - Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, H5753 we have committed wickedness;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:37 - Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, H5753 and have dealt wickedly;

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:16 - And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong H5753 to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:27 - He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted H5753 that which was right, and it profited me not;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:6 - I am troubled; H5753 I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:6 - We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, H5753 we have done wickedly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8 - A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse H5753 heart shall be despised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:3 - Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down H5753 at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:1 - Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth H5753 it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:21 - A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted H5753 their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5 - And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. H5753

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:9 - He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked. H5753

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:5 - We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, H5753 and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:
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