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Lexicon :: Strong's H205 - 'āven

Aa
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
Dictionary Aids

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).
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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

H205

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:4 - A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:28 - A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:15 - When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:8 - Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:20 - “This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:13 - Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations— I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:1 - Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:20 - The ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down—

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:2 - Yet he too is wise and can bring disaster; he does not take back his words. He will rise up against that wicked nation, against those who help evildoers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - For fools speak folly, their hearts are bent on evil: They practice ungodliness and spread error concerning the LORD; the hungry they leave empty and from the thirsty they withhold water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:29 - See, they are all false! Their deeds amount to nothing; their images are but wind and confusion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:7 - Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:9 - Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. “If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:6 - Their cobwebs are useless for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are evil deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:7 - Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:3 - But whoever sacrifices a bull is like one who kills a person, and whoever offers a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever makes a grain offering is like one who presents pig’s blood, and whoever burns memorial incense is like one who worships an idol. They have chosen their own ways, and they delight in their abominations;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:14 - Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:15 - A voice is announcing from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:2 - The LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who are plotting evil and giving wicked advice in this city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:8 - Gilead is a city of evildoers, stained with footprints of blood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:4 - They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, nor will their sacrifices please him. Such sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat them will be unclean. This food will be for themselves; it will not come into the temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:8 - The high places of wickedness[fn] will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel. Thorns and thistles will grow up and cover their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:11 - Is Gilead wicked? Its people are worthless! Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Their altars will be like piles of stones on a plowed field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:5 - do not seek Bethel, do not go to Gilgal, do not journey to Beersheba. For Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will be reduced to nothing.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:1 - Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:3 - Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:7 - I saw the tents of Cushan in distress, the dwellings of Midian in anguish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:2 - The idols speak deceitfully, diviners see visions that lie; they tell dreams that are false, they give comfort in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep oppressed for lack of a shepherd.

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