Strong’s H5753
עָוָה — ʻâvâh
עָוָה (ʻâvâh, Strong’s H5753) means: to crook, literally or figuratively.
to crook, literally or figuratively
- H5753
- /aw-vaw'/
- 17× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- ʻâvâh
- Pronunciation
- aw-vaw'
- Occurrences
- 17
Meaning
- Hebrew
- עָוָה
- Definition
- to crook, literally or figuratively
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- King James Version renders it as
- do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, [idiom] turn, do wickedly, do wrong.
Words derived from ʻâvâh
- מְעִי mᵉʻîyH4596 · a pile of rubbish · 1×
- עַוָּה ʻavvâhH5754 · overthrow · 3×
- עִוְיָא ʻivyâʼH5758 · perverseness · 1×
- עֲוִית ʻĂvîythH5762 · Avvith · 3×
- עָוֺן ʻâvônH5771 · perversity · 232×
- עַוְעֶה ʻavʻehH5773 · perversity · 1×
- עִי ʻîyH5856 · a ruin · 4×
Where it appears
The first verses that use ʻâvâh (17 times in all).
Sources
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