Avah עָוָה
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| עָוָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | avah |
| Strong's number | H5753 (H5753B, H5753A) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to pervert |
| Occurrences | 17 in 17 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Samuel (3) |
Avah (Hebrew עָוָה, Strong's H5753) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to pervert”. It occurs 17 times in 17 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H5753B: to pervert
1) to commit iniquity, do wrong, pervert
1a) (Qal) to do wrong, commit iniquity
1b) (Hiphil) to commit iniquity
1a) (Qal) to do wrong, commit iniquity
1b) (Hiphil) to commit iniquity
H5753A: to twist
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
1a) (Niphal) to be bent, be bowed down, be twisted, be perverted
1b) (Piel) to twist, distort
1c) (Hiphil) to do perversely
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | iniquity (4), perverse (2), perversely (2), perverted (2), wickedly (1), amiss (1), wrong (1), troubled (1), down (1), turneth (1), crooked (1) |
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| BSB | done wrong (3), perverse (1), he does wrong (1), wrongdoing (1), acted wickedly (1), has wronged (1), perverted (1), i am bent (1), we have done wrong (1), twisted (1), i am bewildered (1), he will twist (1), and 3 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Avah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 20:30Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
- 2 Samuel 19:19And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
- 2 Samuel 24:17And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 8:47Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 6:37Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
Esther
- Esther 1:16And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
Job
- Job 33:27He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
Psalms
- Psalm 38:6I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
- Psalm 106:6We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 21:3Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
- Isaiah 24:1Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 3:21A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the Lord their God.A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.
- Jeremiah 9:5And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 3:9He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.
Daniel
- Daniel 9:5We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
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).