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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 Box Num 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:21 - “He has not observed [fn]misfortune H205 in Jacob;
Nor has He seen trouble in Israel;
The LORD his God is with him,
And the shout of a king is among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:14 - ‘I have not eaten of it [fn]while mourning, H205 nor have I removed any of it while I was unclean, nor offered any of it to the dead. I have listened to the voice of the LORD my God; I have done according to all that You have commanded me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:23 - “For rebellion is as the sin of divination,
And insubordination is as iniquity H205 and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the LORD,
He has also rejected you from being king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:8 - “According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity H205
And those who sow trouble harvest it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:6 - “For affliction H205 does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:11 - “For He knows false men,
And He sees iniquity H205 [fn]without investigating.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14 - If iniquity H205 is in your hand, put it far away,
And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35 - “They conceive [fn]mischief and bring forth iniquity, H205
And their [fn]mind prepares deception.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:19 - “You say, ‘God stores away [fn]a man’s iniquity H205 for his sons.’
Let [fn]God repay him 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 ancient path
Which wicked H205 men have trod,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:3 - “Is it not calamity to the unjust
And disaster to those who work iniquity? H205

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:8 - Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, H205
And walks with wicked men?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:22 - “There is no darkness or deep shadow
Where the workers of iniquity H205 may hide themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:36 - ‘Job ought to be tried [fn]to the limit,
Because he answers like wicked H205 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:10 - “He opens their ear to instruction,
And commands that they return from evil. H205

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21 - “Be careful, do not turn to evil, H205
For you have preferred this to affliction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:5 - The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes;
You hate all who do iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:8 - Depart from me, all you who do iniquity, H205
For the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:14 - Behold, he travails with wickedness, H205
And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:7 - His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness. H205

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:4 - Do all the workers of wickedness H205 not know,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call upon 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
And with those who work iniquity, H205
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While evil is in their hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:3 - The words of his mouth are wickedness H205 and deceit;
He has ceased to [fn]be wise and to do good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:4 - He plans wickedness H205 upon his bed;
He sets himself on a path that is not good;
He does not despise evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:12 - There the doers of iniquity H205 have fallen;
They have been thrust down and cannot rise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6 - And [fn]when he comes to see me, he speaks [fn]falsehood;
His heart gathers wickedness H205 to itself;
When he goes outside, he tells it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:4 - Have the workers of wickedness H205 no knowledge,
Who eat up My people as though they ate bread
And have not called upon God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:3 - Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the pressure of the wicked;
For they bring down [fn]trouble H205 upon me
And in anger they bear a grudge against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:10 - Day and night they go around her upon her walls,
And iniquity H205 and mischief are in her midst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:7 - Because of wickedness, H205 [fn]cast them forth,
In anger put down the peoples, O God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:2 - Deliver me from those who do iniquity H205
And save me from men of bloodshed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5 - You, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to [fn]punish all the nations;
Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity. H205 [fn]Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:2 - Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of those who do iniquity, H205

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:18 - If I [fn]regard wickedness H205 in my heart,
The Lord [fn]will not [fn]hear;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:10 - As for the days of our [fn]life, [fn]they contain seventy years,
Or if due to strength, eighty years,
Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; H205
For soon it is gone and we fly away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:7 - That when the wicked sprouted up like grass
And all who did iniquity H205 flourished,
It was only that they might be destroyed forevermore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:9 - For, behold, Your enemies, O LORD,
For, behold, Your enemies will perish;
All who do iniquity H205 will be scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:4 - They pour forth words, they speak arrogantly;
All who do wickedness H205 vaunt themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:16 - Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness? H205

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:23 - He has brought back their wickedness H205 upon them
And will [fn]destroy them in their evil;
The LORD our God will [fn]destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:8 - Every morning I will [fn]destroy all the wicked of the land,
So as to cut off from the city of the LORD all those who do iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:133

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 - Establish my footsteps in Your [fn]word,
And do not let any iniquity H205 have dominion over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:5 - But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways,
The LORD will lead them away with the doers of iniquity. H205
Peace be upon Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:4 - Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice deeds [fn]of wickedness
With men who do iniquity; H205
And do not let me eat of their delicacies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:9 - Keep me from the [fn]jaws of the trap which they have set for me,
And from the snares of those who do iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12 - A worthless person, a wicked H205 man,
Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:18 - A heart that devises wicked H205 plans,
Feet that run rapidly to evil,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:29 - The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright,
But ruin to the workers of iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:7 - When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
And the hope of strong men perishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:21 - No harm H205 befalls the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with trouble.

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