Aven אָ֫וֶן
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| אָ֫וֶן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | aven |
| Strong's number | H206 (H0206G, H0206H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | (Valley of) Aven |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hosea (1) |
Aven (Hebrew אָ֫וֶן, Strong's H206) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “(Valley of) Aven”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
H0206G: (Valley of) Aven
Aven = "vanity"
A town or region in Syria (Am 1:5)
a name used contemptuously a place of idolatrous worship
Combined with biq.ah (בִּקְעָה " Valley" H1237J)
A town or region in Syria (Am 1:5)
a name used contemptuously a place of idolatrous worship
Combined with biq.ah (בִּקְעָה " Valley" H1237J)
H0206H: Aven
Aven = "vanity"
a name used contemptuously a place of idolatrous worship
Bethel with its calf worship (Ho 10:8)
Another name of bet-el (בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל "Bethel" H1008G)
a name used contemptuously a place of idolatrous worship
Bethel with its calf worship (Ho 10:8)
Another name of bet-el (בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל "Bethel" H1008G)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | aven (3) |
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Verses
Every verse with Aven, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Hosea
- Hosea 10:8The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.The high places of Aven will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
Amos
- Amos 1:5I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).