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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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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’s anger flared up at Jonathan and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14 - I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:19 - and said to him, “May my lord not hold me guilty. Do not remember how your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king put it out of his mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:17 - When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “I have sinned; I, the shepherd,[fn] have done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Let your hand fall on me and my family.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:47 - and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors and say, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly’;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:37 - and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captivity and say, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong and acted wickedly’;

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:16 - Then Memukan replied in the presence of the king and the nobles, “Queen Vashti has done wrong, not only against the king but also against all the nobles and the peoples of all the provinces of King Xerxes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:27 - And they will go to others and say, ‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:6 - I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:6 - We have sinned, even as our ancestors did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8 - A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:3 - At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:1 - See, the LORD is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants—

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:21 - A cry is heard on the barren heights, the weeping and pleading of the people of Israel, because they have perverted their ways and have forgotten the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5 - Friend deceives friend, and no one speaks the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they weary themselves with sinning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:9 - He has barred my way with blocks of stone; he has made my paths crooked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:5 - we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws.
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