What does בָּגַד · אָוֶן mean in the Bible?
בָּגַד · אָוֶן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "treacherous workers of evil".
Hebrew · H898, H205
בֹּגְדֵי אָוֶן
To cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly ; by implication, to pillage · strictly nothingness ; also trouble , vanity , wickedness ; specifically an idol
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בָּגַד H898 to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly ; by implication, to pillage
Pronunciation bagad
Hidden destructiveness: covering conceals treacherous intent, from garment-concealment to covenant betrayal and plunder.
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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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What does בֹּגְדֵי אָוֶן (bogede aven) mean in the Bible?
בָּגַד · אָוֶן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "treacherous workers of evil".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H898, H205?
H898, H205 is connected to 128 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. treacherous workers of evil
Source Gloss
treacherous workers of evil
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 39
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 39×
Participle active Hab 1:13 · Hab 2:5 · Isa 21:2 · Isa 24:16 · Jer 3:8 · Jer 9:1 · Jer 12:1 · Prov 11:3 · Prov 11:6 · Prov 13:2 · Prov 13:15 · Prov 21:18 · Prov 22:12 · Prov 25:19 · Ps 59:6 · Ps 119:158 17×
Perfect Hos 5:7 · Hos 6:7 · Isa 24:16 · Isa 33:1 · Jer 5:11 · Jer 12:6 · Job 6:15 · Lam 1:2 · 1Sam 14:33 · Jer 3:20 · Mal 2:11 · Mal 2:14 · Ps 73:15 15×
Imperfect Isa 33:1 · Isa 48:8 · Mal 2:10 · Mal 2:16 4×
Infinitive absolute Isa 48:8 · Jer 5:11 2×
Jussive Mal 2:15 1×
Word Origins
בֹּגְדֵי אָוֶן is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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