What does עָוֺן · עָנָה mean in the Bible?
עָוֺן · עָנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "our iniquities answer/testify against us".
Hebrew · H5771, H6030
עֲוֹנֵינוּ עָנוּ בָנוּ
Perversity , i.e. (moral) evil · properly, to eye or (generally) to heed , i.e. pay attention ; by implication, to respond ; by extension to begin to speak ; specifically to sing , shout , testify , announce
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עָוֺן H5771 perversity , i.e. (moral) evil
Pronunciation avon
Moral perversity or crookedness; iniquity as both the act of wrongdoing and its consequent punishment or liability
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עָנָה H6030 properly, to eye or (generally) to heed , i.e. pay attention ; by implication, to respond ; by extension to begin to speak ; specifically to sing , shout , testify , announce
Pronunciation ʿānāh
Moving from attentive response to vocal utterance: to answer, sing, or testify before others
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What does עֲוֹנֵינוּ עָנוּ בָנוּ (avoneinu anu vanu) mean in the Bible?
עָוֺן · עָנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "our iniquities answer/testify against us".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5771, H6030?
H5771, H6030 is connected to 561 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. our iniquities answer/testify against us
Strong's H5771, H6030
Lexical occurrences 561 verses Source Gloss
our iniquities answer/testify against us
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֲוֹנֵינוּ עָנוּ בָנוּ is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
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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