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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
Dictionary Aids

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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse H5753, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you are choosing the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14 - “I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he does H5753 wrong H5753, I will discipline him with a rod of men and with strokes of sons of mankind,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:19 - And he said to the king, “May my lord not consider me guilty, nor call to mind what your servant did H5753 wrong H5753 on the day when my lord the king went out from Jerusalem, so that the king would [fn]take it to heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:17 - Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who was striking down the people, and said, “Behold, it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done H5753 wrong H5753; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let Your hand be against me and against my father’s house!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:47 - if they [fn]take it to heart in the land where they have been taken captive, and repent and implore Your [fn]favor in the land of those who have taken them captive, saying, ‘We have sinned and done H5753 wrong H5753, we have acted wickedly’;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:37 - if they [fn]take it to heart in the land where they are taken captive, and repent and plead to You in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done H5753 wrong H5753 and have acted wickedly’;

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:16 - And in the presence of the king and the other officials, Memucan said, “Queen Vashti has wronged H5753 not only the king but also all the officials and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:27 -

“He will sing to people and say,

‘I have sinned and perverted H5753 what is right,

And it is not proper for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:6 -

I am bent H5753 over and greatly bowed down;

I go in mourning all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:6 -

We have sinned [fn]like our fathers,

We have gone H5753 astray H5753, we have behaved wickedly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8 -

A person will be praised according to his insight,

But one of perverse H5753 [fn]mind will be despised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:3 -

For this reason my loins are full of anguish;

Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor.

I am so bewildered H5753 I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:1 -

Behold, the LORD lays the earth waste, devastates it, twists H5753 its surface, and scatters its inhabitants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:21 -

A voice is heard on the bare heights,

The weeping, the pleading of the sons of Israel.

Because they have perverted H5753 their way,

They have forgotten the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5 -

“Everyone deceives his neighbor

And does not speak the truth.

They have taught their tongue to speak lies;

They weary themselves committing H5753 wrongdoing H5753.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:9 -

He has blocked my ways with cut stone;

He has twisted H5753 my paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:5 - we have sinned, we have done H5753 wrong H5753, and [fn]acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances.
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