Hebrew word study

עָוַתʻâvath to wrest

Pronounced “aw-vath'

to wrest

Translated in the King James as: bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.

Appears 11 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Job 4×
Job 8:3Job 19:6Job 34:12+ 1 more in Job
Psalms 2×
Psalms 119:78Psalms 146:9
Ecclesiastes 3×
Eccles 1:15Eccles 7:13Eccles 12:3
Lamentations 1×
Lam 3:36
Amos 1×
Amos 8:5

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