אָוֶן

Strong’s Definition

strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught);

KJV Usage

affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.trouble, wickedness, sorrow
• 2.trouble, sorrow
• 3.idolatry
• 4.trouble of iniquity, wickedness

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼâven; Pronunciation: aw-ven'

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