עָוָה

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hebrewOld TestamentVerb17 occurrences12 books17 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively
Traditional renderings: do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, × turn, do wickedly, do wrong.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

17 total
  1. 1 Samuel 20:30נַעֲוַ֖ת · of a perverse
    Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?
  2. 2 Samuel 7:14בְּהַ֣עֲוֺת֔וֹ · he does wrong
    I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
  3. 2 Samuel 19:19הֶעֱוָ֣ה · wrongdoing
    …and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
  4. 2 Samuel 24:17הֶעֱוֵ֔יתִי · acted wickedly
    When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”
  5. 1 Kings 8:47וְהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּ · and done wrong
    …and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
  6. 2 Chronicles 6:37הֶעֱוִ֖ינוּ · and done wrong
    …and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
  7. Esther 1:16עָוְתָ֖ה · has wronged
    And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
  8. Job 33:27הֶעֱוֵ֗יתִי · and perverted
    Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
  9. Psalm 38:6נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי · I am bent
    I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
  10. Psalm 106:6הֶעֱוִ֥ינוּ · we have done wrong
    We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
  11. Proverbs 12:8וְנַעֲוֵה־ · but a twisted
    A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
  12. Isaiah 21:3נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי · I am bewildered
    Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
  13. Isaiah 24:1וְעִוָּ֣ה · He will twist
    Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—
  14. Jeremiah 3:21הֶעֱוּוּ֙ · they have perverted
    A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.
  15. Jeremiah 9:5הַעֲוֵ֥ה · committing iniquity
    Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
  16. Lamentations 3:9עִוָּֽה׃ס · crooked
    He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.
  17. Daniel 9:5וְעָוִ֖ינוּ · and done wrong
    …we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.