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Lexicon :: Strong's H5791 - ʿāvaṯ

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עָוַת
Transliteration
ʿāvaṯ
Pronunciation
aw-vath'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1591

Strong’s Definitions

עָוַת ʻâvath, aw-vath'; a primitive root; to wrest:—bow self, (make) crooked, falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H5791 in the following manner: pervert (3x), crooked (2x), bow (1x), bow down (1x), falsifying (1x), overthrown (1x), perversely (1x), subvert (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H5791 in the following manner: pervert (3x), crooked (2x), bow (1x), bow down (1x), falsifying (1x), overthrown (1x), perversely (1x), subvert (1x).

  1. to be bent, be crooked, bend, make crooked, pervert

    1. (Piel)

      1. to make crooked, falsify, pervert, subvert

      2. to bend, make crooked

    2. (Pual) thing bent (participle)

    3. (Hithpael) to bend oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָוַת ʻâvath, aw-vath'; a primitive root; to wrest:—bow self, (make) crooked, falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.
STRONGS H5791: Abbreviations
† [עָוַת] verb be bent, crooked (Late Hebrew id., Pi. Nithp.; Aramaic עַוֵּית Pa.; compare bdb073605, bdb073606 deceive PS3008); —
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix עִוְּתָ֑נִי Job 19:6, עִוְּתוֺ Ecclesiastes 7:13; 3rd person plural suffix עִוְּתוּנִי Psalm 119:78; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְעַוֵּת Psalm 146:9; Job 8:3, יְעַוֶּתֿ Job 8:3; Infinitive לְעַוֵּת Amos 8:5; Lamentations 3:22; —
1.
a. make crooked = falsify, scales Amos 8:5; pervert justice (מִשְׁפָּט, צֶדֶק) Job 8:3 (twice in verse); Job 34:12 (all God subject); with accusative of person subvert (i.e. deprive of justice), אָדָם בְּרִיבוֺ לְע׳ Lamentations 3:36, compare Psalm 119:78; so עִוְּתָ֑נִי Job 19:6 (י׳ subject).
2. bend, make crooked, דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים Psalm 146:9 (י׳ subject); in general Ecclesiastes 7:13 (God subject; opposed to תִּקֵּן).
Pu. Participle מְעֻוָּת Ecclesiastes 1:15 what is bent (opposed to תְּקֹן).
Hithp. Perfect 3rd person plural consecutive וְהִתְעַוְּתוּ Ecclesiastes 12:3 and the strong men bend themselves.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

8:3; 8:3; 8:3; 19:6; 19:6; 34:12

Psalms

119:78; 119:78; 146:9; 146:9

Ecclesiastes

1:15; 7:13; 7:13; 12:3

Lamentations

3:22; 3:36

Amos

8:5; 8:5

H5791

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5791 matches the Hebrew עָוַת (ʿāvaṯ),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:3 - ¿Acaso torcerá Dios el derecho, O pervertirá el Todopoderoso la justicia?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:6 - Sabed ahora que Dios me ha derribado, Y me ha envuelto en su red.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:12 - Sí, por cierto, Dios no hará injusticia, Y el Omnipotente no pervertirá el derecho.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sal 119:78

Unchecked Copy BoxSal 119:78 - Sean avergonzados los soberbios, porque sin causa me han calumniado; Pero yo meditaré en tus mandamientos.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sal 146:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSal 146:9 - Jehová guarda a los extranjeros; Al huérfano y a la viuda sostiene, Y el camino de los impíos trastorna.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecl 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcl 1:15 - Lo torcido no se puede enderezar, y lo incompleto no puede contarse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecl 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcl 7:13 - Mira la obra de Dios; porque ¿quién podrá enderezar lo que él torció?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecl 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcl 12:3 - cuando temblarán los guardas de la casa, y se encorvarán los hombres fuertes, y cesarán las muelas porque han disminuido, y se oscurecerán los que miran por las ventanas;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:36 - Trastornar al hombre en su causa, el Señor no lo aprueba.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amós 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmós 8:5 - diciendo: ¿Cuándo pasará el mes, y venderemos el trigo; y la semana, y abriremos los graneros del pan, y achicaremos la medida, y subiremos el precio, y falsearemos con engaño la balanza,
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