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;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
1 Samuel — 1×
2 Samuel — 3×
1 Kings — 1×
2 Chronicles — 1×
Esther — 1×
Job — 1×
Psalms — 2×
Proverbs — 1×
Isaiah — 2×
Jeremiah — 2×
Lamentations — 1×
Daniel — 1×
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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.