The meaning of “עָוָה”
Understanding ʻâvâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, [idiom] turn, do wickedly, do w...
עָוָה
do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, [idiom] turn, do wickedly, do wrong. - to crook, literally or figuratively 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 2) to commit iniquity, do wrong, pervert 2a) (Qal) to do wrong, commit iniquity 2b) (Hiphil) to commit iniquity
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 20:30 | “Then 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?” Word: עָוָה (ʻâvâh) | |
| 1 Kings 8:47 | “Yet 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;” Word: עָוָה (ʻâvâh) | |
| Esther 1:16 | “And 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.” Word: עָוָה (ʻâvâh) | |
| Psalms 106:6 | “We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.” Word: עָוָה (ʻâvâh) | |
| Isaiah 24:1 | “Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.” Word: עָוָה (ʻâvâh) |
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