What does עֶוֶל · ἀδικία mean in the Bible?
עֶוֶל · ἀδικία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "wrongdoing, injustice, or moral corruption".
Hebrew · H5766, G93
עַוְלָה
(Moral) evil · unrighteousness
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עֶוֶל H5766 (moral) evil
Pronunciation ‘āwel
Moral corruption and legal injustice intertwined; structural perverseness rather than isolated wrongdoing
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ἀδικία G93 unrighteousness
Pronunciation adikía
Moral wrongdoing that violates God's justice; often means unrighteousness as a power opposing truth and righteousness
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What does עַוְלָה (avlah) mean in the Bible?
עֶוֶל · ἀδικία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "wrongdoing, injustice, or moral corruption".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5766, G93?
H5766, G93 is connected to 54 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. wrongdoing, injustice, or moral corruption
Strong's H5766, G93
Lexical occurrences 54 verses Source Gloss
wrongdoing, injustice, or moral corruption
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַוְלָה is built from this root:
עֲוַל H5765
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