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Lexicon :: Strong's H5766 - ʿevel

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עֶוֶל
Transliteration
ʿevel
Pronunciation
eh'-vel
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1580a,1580b

Strong’s Definitions

עֶוֶל ʻevel, eh'-vel; or עָוֶל ʻâvel; and (feminine) עַוְלָה ʻavlâh; or עוֹלָה ʻôwlâh; or עֹלָה ʻôlâh; from H5765; (moral) evil:—iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x

The KJV translates Strong's H5766 in the following manner: iniquity (36x), wickedness (7x), unrighteousness (3x), unjust (2x), perverseness (1x), unjustly (1x), unrighteously (1x), wicked (1x), wickedly (1x), variant (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x
The KJV translates Strong's H5766 in the following manner: iniquity (36x), wickedness (7x), unrighteousness (3x), unjust (2x), perverseness (1x), unjustly (1x), unrighteously (1x), wicked (1x), wickedly (1x), variant (2x).

  1. injustice, unrighteousness, wrong

    1. violent deeds of injustice

    2. injustice (of speech)

    3. injustice (generally)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֶוֶל ʻevel, eh'-vel; or עָוֶל ʻâvel; and (feminine) עַוְלָה ʻavlâh; or עוֹלָה ʻôwlâh; or עֹלָה ʻôlâh; from H5765; (moral) evil:—iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
STRONGS H5766: Abbreviations
† עָ֫וֶל noun masculine injustice, unrighteousness (opposed to צְדָקָה); — ע׳ Leviticus 19:15 +; construct עֶ֫וֶל Ezekiel 28:18 (van d. H. עָוֶל, but see Baer Ginsb); suffix עַוְלוֺ Ezekiel 18:26; Ezekiel 33:13; — עשׂה עול Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:35 (H) Deuteronomy 25:16; Ezekiel 3:20; Ezekiel 18:24, Ezekiel 18:26 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 33:13 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 33:15, Ezekiel 33:18; פעל ע׳ Job 34:32; הִתְעִיבוּ ע׳ Psalm 53:2 [Psalm 53:1] (|| עֲלִילָה Psalm 14:2); שׁפט ע׳ Psalm 82:2; אישׁ ע׳ Proverbs 29:27; בְּכַפַּי ׳ע Psalm 7:4 [Psalm 7:3]; בְּ מצא ע׳ Jeremiah 2:5, read probably also Ezekiel 28:15 (for MT עולתה); ישׁיב ידוֺ מע׳ Ezekiel 18:8; בְּעֶוֶל רְכֻלָּֽתְךָ Ezekiel 28:18; of God, אין עול (|| אֱמוּנָה) Deuteronomy 32:4; חָלִלָה מע׳ Job 34:10.

† עַוְלָה noun feminineJob 11:14 (? masculine Malachi 2:6 Köii. 2, 453, §345 d Ezekiel 28:15 [עולתה; but ע׳ only here Ezekiel, error for עול] questioned by SS, see AlbrechtZAW xvi (1896), 117) injustice, unrighteousness, wrong; — ע׳ Psalm 37:1 + 24 times, + 1. עוֺלָה Isaiah 61:8 (read probably עַוְלָה); עַוְלָ֫תָה Psalm 125:3; Psalm 92:16 [Psalm 92:15] (Qr) + 2 times; עֹלָ֫תָה Psalm 125:16 (Kt) Job 5:16; plural עוֺלוֺת Psalm 58:3 [Psalm 58:2]; Psalm 64:7 [Psalm 64:6]; —
1. violent deeds of injustice, בְּנֵי עַוְלָה 2 Samuel 3:34; 2 Samuel 7:10 = 1 Chronicles 17:9; בֶּןעֿ׳ Psalm 89:23 [Psalm 89:22], compare בְּנֵי עַלְוָה Hosea 10:9 (read עַוְלָה Now); אישׁ מרמה וע׳ Psalm 43:1; בע׳ Isaiah 61:8; || דַּם Micah 3:10; Habakkuk 2:11; עשׂה ע׳ Psalm 37:1; Zephaniah 3:5, Zephaniah 3:13; פעל ע׳ Psalm 58:3 [Psalm 58:2]; Psalm 119:3; Job 36:23; שׁלח ידים בע׳ Psalm 125:3.
2., injustice of speech: דבּר ע׳ Job 13:7; Job 27:4; תהגה לשׁונכם ע׳ Isaiah 59:3; בלשׁוני ע׳ Job 6:30; לא נמצא בשׂפה ע׳ Malachi 2:6; קפצה פיה ע׳ Psalm 107:42; Job 5:16.
3. injustice, in general, Psalm 64:7 [Psalm 64:6]; Job 6:29; Job 11:14; Job 15:16; Job 22:23; Job 24:20, + Job 36:33 (for MT עוֺלֶה according to Greek Version of the LXX Di Bu Du and others, Proverbs 22:8; Hosea 10:13; of God, בוֺ לא ע׳ Psalm 92:16 [Psalm 92:15]; ע׳ אֵין עִם י׳ 2 Chronicles 19:7.

עֹלָ֫תָה Job 5:16 etc., see עַוְלָה below עָוַל.

See related Strong's entry H5932.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

19:15; 19:15; 19:35

Deuteronomy

25:16; 32:4

2 Samuel

3:34; 7:10

1 Chronicles

17:9

2 Chronicles

19:7

Job

5:16; 5:16; 5:16; 6:29; 6:30; 11:14; 11:14; 13:7; 15:16; 22:23; 24:20; 27:4; 34:10; 34:32; 36:23; 36:33

Psalms

7:3; 14:2; 37:1; 37:1; 43:1; 53:1; 58:2; 58:2; 64:6; 64:6; 82:2; 89:22; 92:15; 92:15; 107:42; 119:3; 125:3; 125:3

Proverbs

22:8; 29:27

Isaiah

59:3; 61:8; 61:8

Jeremiah

2:5

Ezekiel

3:20; 18:8; 18:24; 18:26; 18:26; 28:15; 28:15; 28:18; 28:18; 33:13; 33:13; 33:15; 33:18

Hosea

10:9; 10:13

Micah

3:10

Habakkuk

2:11

Zephaniah

3:5; 3:13

Malachi

2:6; 2:6

H5766

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5766 matches the Hebrew עֶוֶל (ʿevel),
which occurs 54 times in 51 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Lev 19:15–Zep 3:13)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:15 - Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:35 - Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measure of length, in weight, and in measure of capacity:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:16 - For every one that doeth such things, every one that doeth unrighteousness, is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4 - He is the Rock, his work is perfect, For all his ways are righteousness; A God of faithfulness without deceit, Just and right is he.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:34 - Thy hands were not bound, Nor thy feet put into fetters; As a man falleth before wicked men, Fellest thou! And all the people wept again over him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:10 - And I will appoint a place for my people, for Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be disturbed no more; neither shall the sons of wickedness afflict them any more, as formerly,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:9 - And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be disturbed no more; neither shall the sons of wickedness waste them any more, as formerly,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7 - And now, let the terror of Jehovah be upon you; be careful what ye do, for there is no iniquity with Jehovah, nor respect of persons, nor taking of presents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:16 - So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29 - Return, I pray you, let there be no wrong; yea, return again, my righteousness shall be in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:30 - Is there wrong in my tongue? cannot my taste discern mischievous things?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14 - If thou put far away the iniquity which is in thy hand, and let not wrong dwell in thy tents;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:7 - Will ye speak unrighteously for God? and for him speak deceit?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:16 - How much less the abominable and corrupt, -- man, that drinketh unrighteousness like water!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:23 - If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up. If thou remove unrighteousness far from thy tents,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:20 - The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him: he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree, --

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 - My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:10 - Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:32 - What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:23 - Who hath appointed him his way? or who hath said, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:3 - Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1 - {A Psalm of David.} Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:1 - Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; deliver me from the deceitful and unrighteous man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1 - {To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:2 - Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:6 - They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward thought and heart is deep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:2 - How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:22 - No enemy shall exact upon him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:15 - To shew that Jehovah is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:42

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:42 - The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:3 - Who also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:3 - For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:8 - He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:27 - An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; and he that is of upright way is an abomination to the wicked man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3 - For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips speak lies, your tongue muttereth unrighteousness:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:5 - Thus saith Jehovah: What injustice have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and become vain?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:20 - And when a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and do what is wrong, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die; because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous acts which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:8 - he hath not given forth upon usury, nor taken increase; he hath withdrawn his hand from unrighteousness, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:24 - And when the righteous turneth from his righteousness and practiseth what is wrong, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous acts which he hath done shall be remembered: in his unfaithfulness which he hath wrought, and in his sin which he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:26 - When the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and practiseth what is wrong, and dieth for it; in his wrong that he hath done shall he die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:15 - Thou wast perfect in thy ways, from the day that thou wast created, till unrighteousness was found in thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:18 - By the multitude of thine iniquities, by the unrighteousness of thy traffic, thou hast profaned thy sanctuaries: and I have brought forth a fire out of the midst of thee -- it hath consumed thee; and I have brought thee to ashes upon the earth, in the sight of all them that behold thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:13 - When I say to the righteous that he shall certainly live, and he trusteth to his righteousness and doeth what is wrong, none of his righteous acts shall be remembered; but in his unrighteousness which he hath done, in it shall he die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:15 - if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, doing nothing that is wrong; he shall certainly live, he shall not die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:18 - When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and doeth what is wrong, then he shall die therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:13 - Ye have ploughed wickedness, reaped iniquity, eaten the fruit of lies; for thou didst confide in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:10 - that build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with unrighteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:12 - Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:5 - The righteous Jehovah is in the midst of her: he doeth no wrong. Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light; it faileth not: but the unrighteous knoweth no shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:13 - The remnant of Israel shall not work unrighteousness, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: but *they* shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

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