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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 - Saul boiled with rage at Jonathan. “You stupid son of a whore!”[fn] he swore at him. “Do you think I don’t know that you want him to be king in your place, shaming yourself and your mother?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14 - I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will correct and discipline him with the rod, like any father would do.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:19 - “My lord the king, please forgive me,” he pleaded. “Forget the terrible thing your servant did when you left Jerusalem. May the king put it out of his mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:17 - When David saw the angel, he said to the LORD, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:47 - But in that land of exile, they might turn to you in repentance and pray, ‘We have sinned, done evil, and acted wickedly.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:37 - But in that land of exile, they might turn to you in repentance and pray, ‘We have sinned, done evil, and acted wickedly.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:16 - Memucan answered the king and his nobles, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also every noble and citizen throughout your empire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:27 - He will declare to his friends,
‘I sinned and twisted the truth,
but it was not worth it.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:6 - I am bent over and racked with pain.
All day long I walk around filled with grief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:6 - Like our ancestors, we have sinned.
We have done wrong! We have acted wickedly!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8 - A sensible person wins admiration,
but a warped mind is despised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:3 - My stomach aches and burns with pain.
Sharp pangs of anguish are upon me,
like those of a woman in labor.
I grow faint when I hear what God is planning;
I am too afraid to look.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:1 - Look! The LORD is about to destroy the earth
and make it a vast wasteland.
He devastates the surface of the earth
and scatters the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:21 - Voices are heard high on the windswept mountains,
the weeping and pleading of Israel’s people.
For they have chosen crooked paths
and have forgotten the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5 - They all fool and defraud each other;
no one tells the truth.
With practiced tongues they tell lies;
they wear themselves out with all their sinning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:9 - He has blocked my way with a high stone wall;
he has made my road crooked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:5 - But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations.
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