Hebrew word study

עָוָהʻâvâh — to crook, literally or figuratively

Pronounced “aw-vaw'”

to crook, literally or figuratively

Translated in the King James as: do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, turn, do wickedly, do wrong.

Appears 17 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 20:30
2 Samuel — 3×
2 Sam 7:142 Sam 19:192 Sam 24:17
1 Kings — 1×
1 Ki 8:47
2 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chr 6:37
Esther — 1×
Esther 1:16
Job — 1×
Job 33:27
Psalms — 2×
Psalms 38:6Psalms 106:6
Proverbs — 1×
Proverbs 12:8
Isaiah — 2×
Isaiah 21:3Isaiah 24:1
Jeremiah — 2×
Jeremiah 3:21Jeremiah 9:5
Lamentations — 1×
Lam 3:9
Daniel — 1×
Daniel 9:5

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.