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Lexicon :: Strong's H205 - 'āven

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אָוֶן
Transliteration
'āven
Pronunciation
aw-ven'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain
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TWOT Reference: 48a

Strong’s Definitions

אָוֶן ʼâven, aw-ven'; from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol:—affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 78x

The KJV translates Strong's H205 in the following manner: iniquity (47x), wicked(ness) (8x), vanity (6x), affliction (3x), mischief (3x), unrighteous (2x), evil (1x), false (1x), idol (1x), mourners (1x), mourning (1x), nought (1x), sorrow (1x), unjust (1x), vain (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 78x
The KJV translates Strong's H205 in the following manner: iniquity (47x), wicked(ness) (8x), vanity (6x), affliction (3x), mischief (3x), unrighteous (2x), evil (1x), false (1x), idol (1x), mourners (1x), mourning (1x), nought (1x), sorrow (1x), unjust (1x), vain (1x).
  1. trouble, wickedness, sorrow

    1. trouble, sorrow

    2. idolatry

    3. trouble of iniquity, wickedness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָוֶן ʼâven, aw-ven'; from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol:—affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369.
STRONGS H205: Abbreviations
אָ֫וֶן 85 noun masculineJob 5:6 trouble, sorrow, wickedness — absolute Numbers 23:21 +; suffix אוֺנִי Genesis 35:18 etc.; plural אוֺנִים Hosea 9:4
1. trouble, sorrow בֶּן־אוֺנִי son of my trouble or sorrow Genesis 35:18 (E); לֹא הִבִּיט אָוֶן בְּיַעֲקֹב Numbers 23:21 (song of Balaam), he doth not behold trouble in Jacob (|| he doth not see misery — עָמָל — in Israel); often || עָמָל Psalm 7:15 (הִנֵּה יְחַבֶּל־אָוֶן lo he travaileth with trouble || וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָׁ֑קֶר, yea he hath conceived misery & brought forth a lie), probably thence Job 15:35 (הָרהֹ עָמָל וְיָלֹד אָוֶן) = Isaiah 59:4; compare עָמָל וָאָוֶן Psalm 10:7; Psalm 55:11; Psalm 90:10; Job 4:8; Job 5:6; Isaiah 10:1 (see עָמָל); also זוֺרֵעַ עַוְלָה יִקְצָר־אָוֶן Proverbs 22:8 the sower of iniquity shall reap trouble; in this sense elsewhere only Deuteronomy 26:14; Proverbs 12:21; Jeremiah 4:15; Habakkuk 3:7; Amos 5:5, plural intensive לֶחֶם אוֺנִים bread of trouble, sorrow, or mourning Hosea 9:4.
2. idolatry Hosea 12:12; Isaiah 41:29; אָוֶן וּתְרָפִים הַפְצַ֑ר stubbornness is idolatry & (the use of) teraphim 1 Samuel 15:23 (poetry source); אָוֶן בֵּית Hosea 4:15 (for בֵּית אֵל because Bethel, house of God, is given over to idolatry) so also Hosea 5:8; Hosea 10:5 compare בָּמוֺת א׳ [H206 Hosea 10:8]; בִּקְעַת א׳ [H206 Amos 1:5] (Baalbek); בַּחוּרֵי א׳ read אוֺן, [H204 אֹן = On], Heliopolis [H206 Ezekiel 30:17]; — abstract for concrete = idols Isaiah 66:3.
3. trouble of iniquity, wickedness, מְתֵי אָוֶן Job 22:15; אַנְשֵׁי א׳ Job 34:36 = men of trouble, troublers, wicked men; compare אִישׁ א׳ Proverbs 6:12; Isaiah 55:17; אָוֶן פֹּעֲלֵי workers of trouble, evil-doers, workers of iniquity Job 31:3; Job 34:8,22; Psalm 5:6; + (16 times chiefly late Psalms) Proverbs 10:29; Proverbs 21:15; Isaiah 31:2; Hosea 6:8; מַחְשְׁבוֺת אָוֶן thoughts of trouble, wicked imaginations Proverbs 6:18; Isaiah 59:7; Jeremiah 4:14; often of words & thoughts Job 11:11 + (5 times) Psalm 36:5 + (9 times) Proverbs 17:4; Proverbs 19:28; Proverbs 30:20; Isaiah 29:20; Isaiah 32:6; Isaiah 58:9; Isaiah 59:6; Ezekiel 11:2; Micah 2:1; Habakkuk 1:3; Zechariah 10:2; לֹא אוּכַל אָוֶן וַעֲצָרָה Isaiah 1:13 I cannot bear iniquity with the solemn meeting (RV & most modern; AV it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:18; 35:18

Numbers

23:21; 23:21

Deuteronomy

26:14

1 Samuel

15:23

Job

4:8; 5:6; 5:6; 11:11; 15:35; 22:15; 31:3; 34:8; 34:22; 34:36

Psalms

5:6; 7:15; 10:7; 36:5; 55:11; 90:10

Proverbs

6:12; 6:18; 10:29; 12:21; 17:4; 19:28; 21:15; 22:8; 30:20

Isaiah

1:13; 10:1; 29:20; 31:2; 32:6; 41:29; 58:9; 59:4; 59:6; 59:7; 66:3

Jeremiah

4:14; 4:15

Ezekiel

11:2

Hosea

4:15; 5:8; 6:8; 9:4; 9:4; 10:5; 12:12

Amos

5:5

Micah

2:1

Habakkuk

1:3; 3:7

Zechariah

10:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H205 matches the Hebrew אָוֶן ('āven),
which occurs 79 times in 79 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Num 23:21–Pro 12:21)

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:21 -

“He has not looked at misfortune H205 in Jacob;

Nor has He seen trouble in Israel;

The LORD his God is with him,

And the joyful shout of a king is among them.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:14 - ‘I have not eaten of it while mourning H205, nor have I removed any of it while I was unclean, nor offered any of it to the dead. I have listened to the voice of the LORD my God; I have acted in accordance with everything that You have commanded me.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:23 -

“For rebellion is as reprehensible as the sin of divination,

And insubordination is as reprehensible as false H205 religion H205 and idolatry.

Since you have rejected the word of the LORD,

He has also rejected you from being king.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:8 -

“According to what I have seen, those who [fn]plow wrongdoing H205

And those who sow trouble harvest it.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:6 -

“For disaster H205 does not come from the dust,

Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:11 -

“For He knows false people,

And He sees injustice H205 [fn]without investigating.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14 -

If wrongdoing H205 is in your hand, put it far away,

And do not let malice dwell in your tents;

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35 -

“They conceive [fn]harm and give birth to wrongdoing H205,

And their [fn]mind prepares deception.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:19 -

You say, ‘God saves up [fn]a person’s [fn]wrongdoing H205 for his sons.’

Let [fn]God repay him so that he may know it.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:15 -

“Will you keep to the ancient path

Which wicked H205 people have walked,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:3 -

“Is it not disaster to the criminal,

And misfortune to those who practice injustice H205?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:8 -

Who goes in company with the workers of injustice H205,

And walks with wicked people?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:22 -

“There is no darkness or deep shadow

Where the workers of injustice H205 can hide themselves.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:36 -

‘Oh that Job were tested [fn]to the limit,

Because [fn]he answers like sinners H205.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:10 -

“He opens their ears to instruction,

And commands that they return from injustice H205.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21 -

“Be careful, do not turn to evil H205,

For you preferred this to misery.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:5 -

The boastful will not stand before Your eyes;

You hate all who do injustice H205.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:8 -

Leave me, all you who practice injustice H205,

For the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:14 -

Behold, an evil person is pregnant with injustice H205,

And he conceives harm and gives birth to lies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:7 -

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression;

Under his tongue is harm and injustice H205.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:4 -

Do all the workers of injustice H205 not know,

Who devour my people as they eat bread,

And do not call upon the LORD?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:3 -

Do not drag me away with the wicked

And with those who practice injustice H205,

Who speak peace with their neighbors,

While evil is in their hearts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:3 -

The words of his mouth are wickedness H205 and deceit;

He has ceased to [fn]be wise and to do good.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:4 -

He plans wickedness H205 on his bed;

He sets himself on a path that is not good;

He does not reject evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:12 -

Those who do injustice H205 have fallen there;

They have been thrust down and cannot rise.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6 -

And [fn]when he comes to see me, he speaks [fn]empty words;

His heart gathers wickedness H205 to itself;

When he goes outside, he tells it.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:4 -

Have the workers of injustice H205 no knowledge,

Who eat up My people like they ate bread,

And have not called upon God?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:3 -

Because of the voice of the enemy,

Because of the pressure of the wicked;

For they bring down [fn]trouble H205 upon me

And in anger they hold a grudge against me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:10 -

Day and night they go around her upon her walls,

And evil H205 and harm are in her midst.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:7 -

Because of their wickedness H205, will there be an escape for them?

In anger make the peoples fall down, God!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:2 -

Rescue me from those who practice injustice H205,

And save me from men of bloodshed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5 -

You, LORD God of armies, the God of Israel,

Awake to [fn]punish all the nations;

Do not be gracious to any who deal treacherously in wrongdoing H205. Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:2 -

Hide me from the secret discussion of evildoers,

From the restlessness of the workers of injustice H205,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:18 -

If I [fn]regard wickedness H205 in my heart,

The Lord will not hear;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:10 -

As for the days of our [fn]life, [fn]they contain seventy years,

Or if due to strength, eighty years,

Yet their pride is only trouble and tragedy H205;

For it quickly passes, and we disappear.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:7 -

When the wicked sprouted up like grass

And all who did injustice H205 flourished,

It was only that they might be destroyed forevermore.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:9 -

For, behold, Your enemies, LORD,

For, behold, Your enemies will perish;

All who do injustice H205 will be scattered.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:4 -

They pour out words, they speak arrogantly;

All who do injustice H205 boast.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:16 -

Who will stand up for me against evildoers?

Who will take his stand for me against those who do injustice H205?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:23 -

He has brought back their injustice H205 upon them,

And He will [fn]destroy them in their evil;

The LORD our God will [fn]destroy them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:8 -

Every morning I will [fn]destroy all the wicked of the land,

So as to eliminate from the city of the LORD all those who do injustice H205.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 -

Establish my footsteps in Your [fn]word,

And do not let any [fn]wrongdoing H205 have power over me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:5 -

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways,

The LORD will lead them away with those who practice injustice H205.

Peace be upon Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:4 -

Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,

To practice deeds [fn]of wickedness

With people who do wrong H205;

And may I not taste their delicacies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:9 -

Keep me from the [fn]jaws of the trap which they have set for me,

And from the snares of those who do wrong H205.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12 -

A worthless person, a wicked H205 man,

Is one who walks with a perverse mouth,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:18 -

A heart that devises wicked H205 plans,

Feet that run rapidly to evil,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:29 -

The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the upright,

But ruin to the workers of injustice H205.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:7 -

When a wicked person dies, his expectation will perish,

And the hope of strong people perishes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:21 -

No harm H205 happens to the righteous,

But the wicked are filled with trouble.


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