The meaning of “אָוֶן”
Understanding ʼâven reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wi...
אָוֶן
affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare אַיִן. - strictly nothingness - also trouble. vanity, wickedness - specifically an idol 1) trouble, wickedness, sorrow 1a) trouble, sorrow 1b) idolatry 1c) trouble of iniquity, wickedness
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 23:21 | “He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.” Word: אָוֶן (ʼâven) | |
| 1 Samuel 15:23 | “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.” Word: אָוֶן (ʼâven) | |
| Psalms 59:2 | “Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.” Word: אָוֶן (ʼâven) | |
| Isaiah 55:7 | “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” Word: אָוֶן (ʼâven) | |
| Ezekiel 11:2 | “Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:” Word: אָוֶן (ʼâven) |
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