ʿāvaṯ

aw-vath'
Parts of Speech Verb

ʿāvaṯ Definition

  1. to be bent, be crooked, bend, make crooked, pervert
    1. (Piel)
      1. to make crooked, falsify, pervert, subvert
      2. to bend, make crooked
    2. (Pual) thing bent (participle)
    3. (Hithpael) to bend oneself
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
tw[
Origin
a primitive root
Strong's Number
05791
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 1591

KJV Word Usage

pervert
3
crooked
2
bow
1
bow down
1
falsifying
1
overthrown
1
perversely
1
subvert
1
Total
11

KJV Verse Count

3
2
3
1
1
Total
10
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for `avath". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .