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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)
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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 - "'You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:35 - You must not do injustice in the regulation of measures, whether of length, weight, or volume.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:16 - For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4 - As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, he is fair and upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:34 - Your hands were not bound, and your feet were not put into irons. You fell the way one falls before criminals." All the people wept over him again.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:10 - I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed any more. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:9 - I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7 - Respect the LORD and make careful decisions, for the LORD our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery."

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:16 - Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29 - Relent, let there be no falsehood; reconsider, for my righteousness is intact!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:30 - Is there any falsehood on my lips? Can my mouth not discern evil things?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14 - if iniquity is in your hand - put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:7 - Will you speak wickedly on God's behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:16 - how much less man, who is abominable and corrupt, who drinks in evil like water!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:23 - If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:20 - The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 - my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:10 - "Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, from the Almighty to do evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:32 - Teach me what I cannot see. If I have done evil, I will do so no more.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:23 - Who has prescribed his ways for him? Or said to him, 'You have done what is wicked'?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:3 - O LORD my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1 - Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:1 - Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1 - Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:2 - No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:6 - They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man's inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:2 - He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:22 - No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:15 - So they proclaim that the LORD, my protector, is just and never unfair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:42

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:42 - When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:3 - who, moreover, do no wrong, but follow in his footsteps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:3 - Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:8 - The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:27 - An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

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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 sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:5 - This is what the Lord says: "What fault could your ancestors have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:20 - "When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I set an obstacle before him, he will die. If you have not warned him, he will die for his sin. The righteous deeds he performed will not be considered, but I will hold you accountable for his death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:8 - does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:24 - "But if a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing according to all the abominable practices the wicked carry out, will he live? All his righteous acts will not be remembered; because of the unfaithful acts he has done and the sin he has committed, he will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:26 - When a righteous person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it; because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:15 - You were blameless in your behavior from the day you were created, until sin was discovered in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:18 - By the multitude of your iniquities, through the sinfulness of your trade, you desecrated your sanctuaries. So I drew fire out from within you; it consumed you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth before the eyes of all who saw you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:13 - Suppose I tell the righteous that he will certainly live, but he becomes confident in his righteousness and commits iniquity. None of his righteous deeds will be remembered; because of the iniquity he has committed he will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:15 - He returns what was taken in pledge, pays back what he has stolen, and follows the statutes that give life, committing no iniquity. He will certainly live - he will not die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:18 - When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:13 - But you have plowed wickedness; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your chariots; you have relied on your many warriors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:10 - You build Zion through bloody crimes, Jerusalem through unjust violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:12 - The one who builds a city by bloodshed is as good as dead - he who starts a town by unjust deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:5 - The just LORD resides within her; he commits no unjust acts. Every morning he reveals his justice. At dawn he appears without fail. Yet the unjust know no shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:13 - The Israelites who remain will not act deceitfully. They will not lie, and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth. Indeed, they will graze peacefully like sheep and lie down; no one will terrify them."

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