H5753Hebrewheʿĕwiynû

עָוָה

do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, [idiom] turn, do wickedly, do wrong.

17
Total Occurrences
12
Books
17
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to bend, twist, distort
  • 2(niphal) to be bent, be bowed down, be twisted, be perverted
  • 3(qal) to do wrong, commit iniquity
  • 4(hiphil) to commit iniquity
  • 5(piel) to twist, distort
  • 6(hiphil) to do perversely
  • 7to commit iniquity, do wrong, pervert

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻâvâh; Pronunciation: aw-vaw'