What does עַוְעֶה (ʿawĕʿeh) mean in the Bible?
עַוְעֶה (ʿawĕʿeh): Distortion of right order or truth; perversity that twists what should be straight or true
Hebrew · H5773
עַוְעֶה
Perversity
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עַוְעֶה H5773
Pronunciation ʿawĕʿeh
What does עַוְעֶה (ʿawĕʿeh) mean in the Bible?
עַוְעֶה (ʿawĕʿeh): Distortion of right order or truth; perversity that twists what should be straight or true
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How does the BSB render H5773?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include of confusion (1).
Where does עַוְעֶה (ʿawĕʿeh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 19:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It of confusion 1× Isaiah 19:14
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First aligned row Isaiah 19:14
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Isaiah 1
Source forms
עִוְעִ֑ים 1x ‘iw·‘îm Isaiah 19:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 19:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Distortion of right order or truth; perversity that twists what should be straight or true
Source Gloss
perversity
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Distortion of right order or truth; perversity that twists what should be straight or true
perversity BDB: distorting Usage: × perverse.
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Word Origins
עַוְעֶה is built from this root:
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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