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Lexicon :: Strong's H5771 - ʿāôn

Aa
עָוֹן
Transliteration
ʿāôn
Pronunciation
aw-vone'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1577a

Strong’s Definitions

עָוֺן ʻâvôn, aw-vone'; or עָווֹן ʻâvôwn; (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 [7]), from H5753; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil:—fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 230x

The KJV translates Strong's H5771 in the following manner: iniquity (220x), punishment (5x), fault (2x), Iniquities (with H1697) (1x), mischief (1x), sin (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 230x
The KJV translates Strong's H5771 in the following manner: iniquity (220x), punishment (5x), fault (2x), Iniquities (with H1697) (1x), mischief (1x), sin (1x).
  1. perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity

    1. iniquity

    2. guilt of iniquity, guilt (as great), guilt (of condition)

    3. consequence of or punishment for iniquity

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָוֺן ʻâvôn, aw-vone'; or עָווֹן ʻâvôwn; (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 [7]), from H5753; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil:—fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
STRONGS H5771: Abbreviations
עָוֺן noun masculineIsaiah 22:14 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity; — ע׳ absolute Exodus 21:43 [Exodus 28:43] +; עָווֺן 2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:7 [Psalm 51:5]; construct עֲוֺן Genesis 15:16 +; עֲווֺן 1 Chronicles 21:8; suffix עֲוֺנִי Genesis 4:13 + (2 Samuel 16:12 read בְּעָנְיִי), עֲוֺנְךָ Hosea 9:7 +; עֲוֺנֵ֑כִי Psalm 103:3; עֲוֺ֔נָהֿ Numbers 15:31 (Ges§ 91e), etc.; plural עֲוֺנוֺת absolute Psalm 130:3 +, construct Job 13:26 +; עַוֺנֹת absolute Psalm 65:4 [Psalm 65:3], construct Leviticus 16:21 +; suffix עֲוֺנֹתֶיךָ Isaiah 43:24, עֲוֺנֹתֵיכֶם Numbers 14:34 +, etc.; also עֲוֺנֶיךָ Ezekiel 28:18; עֲוֺנֵינוּ Isaiah 64:6 +, etc. (SS doubt all these); —
a. נְעוּרַי ע׳ Job 13:26 iniquities of my youth; חֶרֶב ע׳ Job 19:29 iniquities calling for the sword; מְּלִילִי(םׅ ע׳ Job 31:11,28 iniquity for (to be punished by) judges; שְׁתֵּי עֲוֺנֹתָם Hosea 10:10 (so read Vrss Hi and others); כשׁל בע׳ stumble by iniquity Hosea 5:5; Hosea 14:2; compare מִכְשׁוֺל ע׳ Ezekiel 7:19; Ezekiel 14:3,4,7; Ezekiel 18:30; Ezekiel 44:12; לכלעֿון Deuteronomy 19:15; אשׁתמרה מע׳ 2 Samuel 22:24 = Psalm 18:24. עָוֺן אֲשֶׁרחֵֿטְא Hosea 12:9 [Hosea 12:8].
b. iniquity as recognized, ידע ע׳ 1 Samuel 3:13; Isaiah 59:12; Jeremiah 3:13; Jeremiah 14:20; confessed, התודה ע׳ Leviticus 16:21; Leviticus 26:40 (twice in verse) (P), Nehemiah 9:2; הגיד ע׳ Psalm 38:19; לא כסה ע׳ Psalm 32:5; brought to remembrance, הזכיר ע׳ Numbers 5:15 (P) 1 Kings 17:18; Ezekiel 21:28; Ezekiel 21:29; Ezekiel 29:16; causing shame, יִכָּֽלְמוּ מע׳ Ezekiel 43:10; turned from, שׁוּב מע׳ Daniel 9:13, compare השׁיב מע׳ Malachi 2:6.
c.
(1) phrases of punishment: על פקד ע׳ Exodus 20:5 = Deuteronomy 5:9; Exodus 34:7; Numbers 14:18 (J), Leviticus 18:25 (H) 2 Samuel 3:8; Isaiah 13:11; Isaiah 26:21; Jeremiah 25:12; Jeremiah 36:31; Amos 3:2; without על, Lamentations 4:22, ב פקד ע׳ Psalm 89:33; Job 11:6 see [II. נשׁא]; יסּר על ע׳ Psalm 39:12 chastise for iniquity; לנגדךָ שַׁתָּ֯ ע׳ Psalm 90:8 set our iniquities before thee; גמל כע׳ Psalm 103:10; שׁמר ע׳ Psalm 130:3; שׁלּם ע׳ Isaiah 65:7 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 16:18; Jeremiah 32:18; מַטְבֵּחַ בע׳ Isaiah 14:21;
(2) of forgiveness or removal: העביר ע 2 Samuel 24:10 = 1 Chronicles 21:8; Job 7:21; Zechariah 3:4; משׁתי ע׳ Zechariah 3:9 סלח לע׳ Exodus 34:9; Numbers 14:19 (J), Psalm 25:11; Psalm 103:3; Jeremiah 31:34; Jeremiah 33:8; Jeremiah 36:3; נשׂא ע׳ Exodus 34:7; Numbers 14:18 (J), Psalm 32:5; Psalm 85:3; Isaiah 33:24; Hosea 14:3; Micah 7:18; סר ע׳ Isaiah 6:7; יכבושׁ ע׳ Micah 7:19;
(3) of covering over, כסה על ע׳ Nehemiah 3:37; כמּר ע׳ Psalm 78:38; Proverbs 16:6; Isaiah 22:14; Isaiah 27:9; Daniel 9:24; כמּר על ע׳ Jeremiah 18:23; יתכמּר ע׳ 1 Samuel 3:14;
(4) of cleansing from: כבּס מע׳ Psalm 51:4; מחה ע׳ Psalm 51:11; טהר מע׳ Jeremiah 33:8; Ezekiel 36:33;
(5) of imputing, reckoning to one: ל חשׁב ע׳ 2 Samuel 19:20; Psalm 32:2; (לׅ זכר ע׳ Psalm 79:8; Isaiah 64:8; Jeremiah 14:10; Hosea 8:13; Hosea 9:9; יִזָּכֵר ע׳ Psalm 109:14; בקשׁ (ל)ע׳ Job 10:6; Jeremiah 50:20;
(6) פדה מע׳ Psalm 130:8 ransom from iniquity.
2. Guilt of iniquity (not always easy to distinguished from 1; SS give more, Buhl fewer, sub 2); — || תועבות Ezekiel 36:31; || דם Isaiah 59:3; || חמס Ezekiel 9:9; פעור ע׳ Joshua 22:17 (P); סדם ע׳ Ezekiel 16:49; בצעוֺ ע׳ Isaiah 57:17; שְׁנֵי עונם Ezekiel 4:4; נִכְתָּם עֲוֺנֵךְ לְפָנַי Jeremiah 2:22 the guilt of thine iniquity is marked before me; מצא ע׳ Genesis 44:16 (E) Psalm 36:3.
a. בְ ע׳ : guilt of iniquity upon one Numbers 15:31 (P) 1 Samuel 20:8; 2 Samuel 14:32; לִי לא ע׳ Job 33:9 (|| זַךְ); בליעֿון Psalm 59:5 without my guilt.
b. guilt, as great, increased: רֹב עָוֺן Jeremiah 13:22; Jeremiah 30:14,15; Ezekiel 28:18; Hosea 9:7; לֹאשָֿׁלֵם ע׳ Genesis 15:16 (J); עָֽבְרוּ ראֹשִׁי ע׳ Psalm 38:5; עֲקֵבַי יְסוּבֵּנִי ע׳ Psalm 49:6; הִשִּׂיגוּנִי ע׳ Psalm 40:13; גברו מני ע׳ Psalm 65:4; עַם כֶּבֶד ע׳ Isaiah 1:4; נלקח בע׳ Ezekiel 33:6.
c. as a condition, בע׳ : with חוללתי was I brought forth Psalm 51:7; with גָּוַע expire Joshua 22:20 (P); with מות die Jeremiah 31:30; Ezekiel 3:18,19; Ezekiel 18:17,18; Ezekiel 33:8,9.
3. Consequence of, or punishment for, iniquity (SS include most of these under 2, and do not recognize 3; Buhl thinks this meaning rare, giving only Genesis 4:13; Isaiah 5:18); — אִם יִקְּ֯רֵךְ ע׳ בדבר הזה 1 Samuel 28:10 no punishment shall happen unto thee for, etc.; נשׂא ע׳ bear the punishment for iniquity of others Exodus 28:38; Leviticus 10:17 (take away ע׳ Di Nowii. 233 n.) Leviticus 16:22; Numbers 30:16 (P), Ezekiel 4:4,5,6; בע׳ Ezekiel 18:19,20 (twice in verse); one's own, Exodus 28:43; Leviticus 5:1,17; Leviticus 7:18; Leviticus 17:16; Leviticus 19:8; Leviticus 20:17,19; Leviticus 22:16; Numbers 5:31; Numbers 14:34; Numbers 18:1 (twice in verse); Numbers 18:23 (P), Ezekiel 14:10; Ezekiel 44:10,12; מנשׂוא גדול ע׳ Genesis 4:13 (J) my punishment is greater than I can bear; נִרְצָה עֲוֺנָהּ Isaiah 40:2 her punishment is accepted, compare רצה ע׳ Leviticus 26:41,43 (H); ומצאנוּ ע׳ 2 Kings 7:9 punishment will overtake us; על ע׳ תנה ע׳ Psalm 69:28 add punishment to their punishment; הוא יסבל ע׳ Isaiah 53:11 the consequences of their iniquities he shall bear, compare סָבָ֑לְנוּ ע׳ Lamentations 5:7; הפגיע בו ע׳ Isaiah 53:6; נִקָּה מע׳ freed from punishment Numbers 5:31 (P) Job 10:14; בי אני העון 1 Samuel 25:24 on me the punishment; עלי הע׳ 2 Samuel 14:9; בע׳ with various verbs: Genesis 19:15 (J) Leviticus 26:39 (twice in verse) (H) Psalm 31:11; Psalm 106:43; Jeremiah 51:6; Ezekiel 4:17; Ezekiel 7:16; Ezekiel 24:23; Ezekiel 39:23; קץ עת ע׳ Ezekiel 21:30; Ezekiel 21:34; Ezekiel 35:5; see also: Proverbs 5:22 (|| חַבְלֵי חטאת), Isaiah 30:13; Isaiah 64:5; Isaiah 64:6; Lamentations 4:22; Ezekiel 4:4; Ezekiel 14:10 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 32:27.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5758.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:13; 4:13; 4:13; 15:16; 15:16; 19:15; 44:16

Exodus

20:5; 28:38; 28:43; 28:43; 34:7; 34:7; 34:9

Leviticus

5:1; 5:17; 7:18; 10:17; 16:21; 16:21; 16:22; 17:16; 18:25; 19:8; 20:17; 20:19; 22:16; 26:39; 26:40; 26:41; 26:43

Numbers

5:15; 5:31; 5:31; 14:18; 14:18; 14:19; 14:34; 14:34; 15:31; 15:31; 18:1; 18:23; 30:16

Deuteronomy

5:9; 19:15

Joshua

22:17; 22:20

1 Samuel

3:13; 3:14; 20:1; 20:8; 25:24; 28:10

2 Samuel

3:8; 14:9; 14:32; 16:12; 19:20; 22:24; 24:10

1 Kings

17:18

2 Kings

7:9; 7:9

1 Chronicles

21:8; 21:8

Ezra

9:6; 9:7; 9:13

Nehemiah

9:2

Job

7:21; 10:6; 10:14; 11:6; 13:23; 13:26; 13:26; 14:17; 15:5; 19:29; 20:27; 22:5; 31:11; 31:28; 31:33; 33:9

Psalms

18:24; 25:11; 31:11; 32:2; 32:5; 32:5; 36:3; 38:5; 38:19; 39:12; 40:13; 49:6; 51:4; 51:5; 51:7; 51:11; 59:5; 65:3; 65:4; 69:28; 78:38; 79:8; 85:3; 89:33; 90:8; 103:3; 103:3; 103:10; 106:43; 107:17; 109:14; 130:3; 130:3; 130:8

Proverbs

5:22; 16:6

Isaiah

1:4; 5:18; 5:18; 6:7; 13:11; 14:21; 22:14; 22:14; 26:21; 27:9; 30:13; 33:24; 40:2; 43:24; 43:24; 50:1; 53:5; 53:6; 53:11; 57:17; 59:2; 59:3; 59:12; 64:5; 64:6; 64:6; 64:8; 65:7

Jeremiah

2:22; 3:13; 5:25; 11:10; 13:22; 14:7; 14:10; 14:20; 16:10; 16:17; 16:18; 18:23; 25:12; 30:14; 30:15; 31:30; 31:34; 32:18; 33:8; 33:8; 36:3; 36:31; 50:20; 51:6

Lamentations

2:14; 4:6; 4:13; 4:22; 4:22; 5:7

Ezekiel

3:18; 3:19; 4:4; 4:4; 4:4; 4:5; 4:6; 4:17; 7:13; 7:16; 7:19; 9:9; 14:3; 14:4; 14:7; 14:10; 14:10; 16:49; 18:17; 18:18; 18:19; 18:20; 18:30; 21:28; 21:29; 21:30; 24:23; 28:18; 28:18; 29:16; 32:27; 33:6; 33:8; 33:9; 35:5; 36:31; 36:33; 39:23; 43:10; 44:10; 44:12; 44:12

Daniel

9:13; 9:16; 9:24

Hosea

4:8; 5:5; 7:1; 8:13; 9:7; 9:7; 9:9; 10:10; 12:8; 13:12; 14:2; 14:3

Amos

3:2

Micah

7:18; 7:19

Zechariah

3:4; 3:9

Malachi

2:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5771 matches the Hebrew עָוֹן (ʿāôn),
which occurs 232 times in 215 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 5 (2Sa 22:24–Psa 106:43)

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:24 - I am blameless before God;
I have kept myself from sin.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:10 - But after he had taken the census, David’s conscience began to bother him. And he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt, LORD, for doing this foolish thing.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:18 - Then she said to Elijah, “O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:9 - Finally, they said to each other, “This is not right. This is a day of good news, and we aren’t sharing it with anyone! If we wait until morning, some calamity will certainly fall upon us. Come on, let’s go back and tell the people at the palace.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:8 - Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt for doing this foolish thing.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:6 - I prayed, “O my God, I am utterly ashamed; I blush to lift up my face to you. For our sins are piled higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached to the heavens.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:7 - From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in sin. That is why we and our kings and our priests have been at the mercy of the pagan kings of the land. We have been killed, captured, robbed, and disgraced, just as we are today.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:13 - “Now we are being punished because of our wickedness and our great guilt. But we have actually been punished far less than we deserve, for you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive as a remnant.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:5 - Do not ignore their guilt. Do not blot out their sins, for they have provoked you to anger here in front of[fn] the builders.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:2 - Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners as they confessed their own sins and the sins of their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:21 - Why not just forgive my sin
and take away my guilt?
For soon I will lie down in the dust and die.
When you look for me, I will be gone.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:6 - that you must quickly probe for my guilt
and search for my sin?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:14 - was to watch me, and if I sinned,
you would not forgive my guilt.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:6 - If only he would tell you the secrets of wisdom,
for true wisdom is not a simple matter.
Listen! God is doubtless punishing you
far less than you deserve!
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:23 - Tell me, what have I done wrong?
Show me my rebellion and my sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:26 - “You write bitter accusations against me
and bring up all the sins of my youth.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:17 - My sins would be sealed in a pouch,
and you would cover my guilt.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:5 - Your sins are telling your mouth what to say.
Your words are based on clever deception.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:29 - You should fear punishment yourselves,
for your attitude deserves punishment.
Then you will know that there is indeed a judgment.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:27 - The heavens will reveal their guilt,
and the earth will testify against them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:5 - No, it’s because of your wickedness!
There’s no limit to your sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:11 - For lust is a shameful sin,
a crime that should be punished.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:28 - If so, I should be punished by the judges,
for it would mean I had denied the God of heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:33 - “Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do,
concealing my guilt in my heart?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:9 - You said, ‘I am pure; I am without sin;
I am innocent; I have no guilt.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:23 - I am blameless before God;
I have kept myself from sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:11 - For the honor of your name, O LORD,
forgive my many, many sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:10 - I am dying from grief;
my years are shortened by sadness.
Sin has drained my strength;
I am wasting away from within.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:2 - Yes, what joy for those
whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt,[fn]
whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:5 - Finally, I confessed all my sins to you
and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.”
And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.
Interlude
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:2 - In their blind conceit,
they cannot see how wicked they really are.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:4 - My guilt overwhelms me—
it is a burden too heavy to bear.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:18 - But I confess my sins;
I am deeply sorry for what I have done.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 - When you discipline us for our sins,
you consume like a moth what is precious to us.
Each of us is but a breath.
Interlude
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:12 - For troubles surround me—
too many to count!
My sins pile up so high
I can’t see my way out.
They outnumber the hairs on my head.
I have lost all courage.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:5 - Why should I fear when trouble comes,
when enemies surround me?
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:2 - Wash me clean from my guilt.
Purify me from my sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:5 - For I was born a sinner—
yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:9 - Don’t keep looking at my sins.
Remove the stain of my guilt.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:4 - I have done nothing wrong,
yet they prepare to attack me.
Wake up! See what is happening and help me!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:3 - Though we are overwhelmed by our sins,
you forgive them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:27 - Pile their sins up high,
and don’t let them go free.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:38 - Yet he was merciful and forgave their sins
and did not destroy them all.
Many times he held back his anger
and did not unleash his fury!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:8 - Do not hold us guilty for the sins of our ancestors!
Let your compassion quickly meet our needs,
for we are on the brink of despair.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:2 - You forgave the guilt of your people—
yes, you covered all their sins.
Interlude
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:32 - then I will punish their sin with the rod,
and their disobedience with beating.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:8 - You spread out our sins before you—
our secret sins—and you see them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:3 - He forgives all my sins
and heals all my diseases.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:10 - He does not punish us for all our sins;
he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:43 - Again and again he rescued them,
but they chose to rebel against him,
and they were finally destroyed by their sin.

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