What does אָוֶן · κακός mean in the Bible?
אָוֶן · κακός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "trouble, calamity, moral disaster".
Hebrew · H205, G2556
אָוֶן
Strictly nothingness ; also trouble , vanity , wickedness ; specifically an idol · evil/harm: evil
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אָוֶן H205 strictly nothingness ; also trouble , vanity , wickedness ; specifically an idol
Pronunciation aven
Radical emptiness underlying all forms of evil, trouble, and idolatry—nothingness as moral and spiritual corruption.
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κακός G2556 evil/harm: evil
Pronunciation kakós
Moral badness or harmfulness; encompasses both wickedness in persons and destructive consequences of actions.
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What does אָוֶן (aven) mean in the Bible?
אָוֶן · κακός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "trouble, calamity, moral disaster".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H205, G2556?
H205, G2556 is connected to 79 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. trouble, calamity, moral disaster
Strong's H205, G2556
Lexical occurrences 79 verses Source Gloss
trouble, calamity, moral disaster
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain