What does פָּעַל · κακοποιός mean in the Bible?
פָּעַל · κακοποιός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who practices wrongdoing".
Hebrew · H6466, G2555
פָּעַל אָוֶן
To do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise · a bad-doer; (specially), a criminal
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פָּעַלH6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
κακοποιόςG2555a bad-doer; (specially), a criminal
Pronunciationkakopoiós
Open lexicon entry →What does פָּעַל אָוֶן (paal aven) mean in the Bible?
פָּעַל · κακοποιός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who practices wrongdoing".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6466, G2555?
H6466, G2555 is connected to 56 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. one who practices wrongdoing
Source Gloss
one who practices wrongdoing
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms46
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense46×
Participle activeHab 1:5 · Hos 6:8 · Isa 31:2 · Job 34:8 · Job 34:22 · Ps 5:6 · Ps 6:9 · Ps 14:4 · Ps 28:3 · Ps 36:13 · Ps 53:5 · Ps 64:3 · Ps 74:12 · Ps 92:8 · Ps 92:10 · Ps 94:421×
PerfectExod 15:17 · Isa 26:12 · Job 36:23 · Ps 31:20 · Ps 44:2 · Ps 68:29 · Deut 32:27 · Isa 41:4 · Num 23:23 · Prov 16:4 · Ps 11:3 · Hos 7:1 · Ps 119:3 · Zeph 2:3 · Job 34:32 · Prov 30:2016×
ImperfectIsa 44:15 · Job 22:17 · Job 33:29 · Ps 7:14 · Ps 7:16 · Isa 43:13 · Job 7:20 · Job 11:8 · Job 35:69×
Word Origins
פָּעַל אָוֶן is a primitive root - no further derivation.