Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #5753 - עָוָה avah (to bend)


Original Word:עָוָה
Transliteration: avah
Definition:to bend, twist
Part of Speech:Verb
Phonetic Spelling:(aw-vaw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, do perversely, trouble, turn,

A primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively (as follows) -- do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, X turn, do wickedly, do wrong.


Englishman's Concordance

1) to bend, twist, distort
1a) (Niphal) to be bent, be bowed down, be twisted, be perverted
1b) (Piel) to twist, distort
1c) (Hiphil) to do perversely
2) to commit iniquity, do wrong, pervert
2a) (Qal) to do wrong, commit iniquity
2b) (Hiphil) to commit iniquity
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1577

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [עָוָה] verbbend, twist (so Arabic ); —

Niph`alPerfect1singular נַעֲוֵיתִיIsaiah 21:3; Psalm 38:7; Participle construct נַעֲוֵהProverbs 12:8; feminine construct נַעֲוַת1 Samuel 20:30 (but read נַעֲרַתᵐ5 We Dr SS Bu HPS); — be bent, bowed down, twisted, "" שׁחהPsalm 38:7; "" נבהלIsaiah 21:3; נַעֲוֵה לֵבProverbs 12:8one perverted of mind.

Pi`elPerfect3masculine singular עִוָּה, subject ׳י: — Lamentations 3:9 my paths hath he twisted; ׳וְעIsaiah 24:1its surface will he distort ("" בּוֺקֵק הָאָרֶץ).

Hiph`ilPerfect1singular יָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִיJob 33:27the right have I perverted ("" חָטָא); so 3 plural הֶעֱווּ אֶתדַּֿרְכָּםJeremiah 3:21.

[עָוָה] verb denominative (Gerber90) commit iniquity, do wrong (Aramaic עויcommit sin, עֲוָיָאsin, compare LevyNHWB iii. 626); —

Qal (late) Perfect3feminine singular עָֽוְתָהEsther 1:16she hath done wrong (with עַל); 1 plural עָוִינוּDaniel 9:5we have committed iniquity ("" חָטָא).

Hiph`ilcommit inquity; — Perfect3masculine singular הֶעֱוָה2 Samuel 19:20, 1singular הֶעֱוֵיתִי2 Samuel 24:17 ("" חָטָא); 1 plural הֶעֱוִינוּ1 Kings 8:47 2Chronicles 6:37; Psalm 106:6 (all "" חָטָא); Infinitive absoluteהַעֲוֵהJeremiah 9:4construct suffix הַעֲוֺתוֺ2 Samuel 7:14. — Job 33:27 see עָוָה.

[עֲוָיָה] noun feminineiniquity (Biblical Hebrew II. עוה, עָוֺן; compare ᵑ7עֲוָיָא); — plural suffix עֲוָיָתָךְ (K§ 56 a)β)2) Daniel 4:24.


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5753. עָוָה (avah) — 17 Occurrences

1 Samuel 20:30
HEB:ל֔וֹ בֶּֽן־ נַעֲוַ֖ת הַמַּרְדּ֑וּת הֲל֣וֹא
NAS: to him, You son of a perverse, rebellious
KJV: unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious
INT: said son of a perverse rebellious not

2 Samuel 7:14
HEB:לְבֵ֑ן אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּהַ֣עֲוֹת֔וֹ וְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו֙ בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט
NAS: to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct
KJV: and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten
INT: son when commits will correct the rod

2 Samuel 19:19
HEB:אֵ֚ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶעֱוָ֣ה עַבְדְּךָ֔ בַּיּ֕וֹם
NAS: your servant did wrong on the day
KJV: that which thy servant did perversely the day
INT: remember what did your servant the day

2 Samuel 24:17
HEB:חָטָ֙אתִי֙ וְאָנֹכִ֣י הֶעֱוֵ֔יתִי וְאֵ֥לֶּה הַצֹּ֖אן
NAS: it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done wrong; but these
KJV: Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep,
INT: have sinned is I have done these sheep

1 Kings 8:47
HEB:לֵאמֹ֔ר חָטָ֥אנוּ וְהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּ רָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃
NAS: We have sinned and have committed iniquity, we have acted wickedly';
KJV: We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
INT: saying have sinned committed have acted

2 Chronicles 6:37
HEB:לֵאמֹ֔ר חָטָ֥אנוּ הֶעֱוִ֖ינוּ וְרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃
NAS: We have sinned, we have committed iniquity and have acted wickedly';
KJV: We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
INT: saying have sinned have committed acted

Esther 1:16
HEB:הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְבַדּ֔וֹ עָוְתָ֖ה וַשְׁתִּ֣י הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה
NAS: Vashti has wronged not only
KJV: the queen hath not done wrong to the king
INT: the king only has wronged Vashti Queen

Job 33:27
HEB:חָ֭טָאתִי וְיָשָׁ֥ר הֶעֱוֵ֗יתִי וְלֹא־ שָׁ֥וָה
NAS: I have sinned and perverted what
KJV: I have sinned, and perverted [that which was] right,
INT: have sinned what and perverted is not proper

Psalm 38:6
HEB: נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי שַׁחֹ֣תִי עַד־
NAS:I am bent over and greatly bowed down;
KJV:I am troubled; I am bowed down
INT:I am bent bowed over

Psalm 106:6
HEB:עִם־ אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ הֶעֱוִ֥ינוּ הִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃
NAS: our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.
KJV: with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
INT: like our fathers have committed have behaved

Proverbs 12:8
HEB:יְהֻלַּל־ אִ֑ישׁ וְנַעֲוֵה־ לֵ֝֗ב יִהְיֶ֥ה
NAS: to his insight, But one of perverse mind
KJV: to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart
INT: will be praised A man of perverse mind become

Isaiah 21:3
HEB:כְּצִירֵ֖י יֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי מִשְּׁמֹ֔עַ נִבְהַ֖לְתִּי
NAS: I am so bewildered I cannot
KJV: of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing
INT: the pains labor bewildered hear terrified

Isaiah 24:1
HEB:הָאָ֖רֶץ וּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּ וְעִוָּ֣ה פָנֶ֔יהָ וְהֵפִ֖יץ
NAS: devastates it, distorts its surface
KJV: and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down,
INT: the earth devastates distorts surface and scatters

Jeremiah 3:21
HEB:יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֤י הֶעֱוּוּ֙ אֶת־ דַּרְכָּ֔ם
NAS: Because they have perverted their way,
KJV: of Israel: for they have perverted their way,
INT: of Israel Because have perverted their way have forgotten

Jeremiah 9:5
HEB:דַּבֶּר־ שֶׁ֖קֶר הַעֲוֵ֥ה נִלְאֽוּ׃
NAS: They weary themselves committing iniquity.
KJV: [and] weary themselves to commit iniquity.
INT: to speak lies committing weary

Lamentations 3:9
HEB:בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃ ס
NAS: with hewn stone; He has made my paths
KJV: he hath made my paths crooked.
INT: hewn my paths has made

Daniel 9:5
HEB: חָטָ֥אנוּ וְעָוִ֖ינוּ [וְהִרְשַׁעְנוּ כ]
NAS: we have sinned, committed iniquity, acted wickedly
KJV: We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly,
INT: have sinned committed condemn and rebelled

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