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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 13 times in 12 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:3 - LORD my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands—

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1 - [fn]Of David. Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:1 - [fn]Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1 - [fn]For the director of music. According to mahalath.[fn] A maskil[fn] of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:2 - No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:6 - They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:2 - “How long will you[fn] defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:22 - The enemy will not get the better of him; the wicked will not oppress him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:15 - proclaiming, “The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:42

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:42 - The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:3 - they do no wrong but follow his ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:3 - The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.
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