Word Study · Strong's H205 · Hebrew
אָוֶן
aven
aw-ven'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼâven
“strictly nothingness”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
Rendered in the KJV as
affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).
- 77occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 14 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 25inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 77 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 25
- אָ֑וֶן20
- אָֽוֶן׃19
- אָ֥וֶן6
- אָ֣וֶן3
- אָ֙וֶן֙3
- אָ֖וֶן3
- אָ֔וֶן3
- אָ֝֗וֶן2
- אָ֛וֶן2
- אָ֭וֶן1
- אָ֗וֶן1
- אָ֤וֶן׀1
and 13 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 19
- wickedness34
- of wickedness22
- trouble4
- and wickedness2
- [are] deception1
- [are] wickedness1
- and [is] wickedness1
- and trouble1
- disaster1
- evil1
- from wickedness1
- hardship1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- noun · masculine singular65
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular4
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 65
- HC/Ncmsa · 4
- HR/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmpa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp2fs · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 77, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job13 occurrences
- Job 4:8אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularAs I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.here: wickedness
- Job 5:6אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularFor distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.here: hardship
- Job 11:11אָ֝֗וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularSurely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?here: wickedness
- Job 11:14אָ֣וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularif you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,here: wickedness
- Job 15:35אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularThey conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”here: wickedness
- Job 21:19אוֹנ֑וֹʾononoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIt is said that God lays up one’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so he will know it.here: wickedness his
- Job 22:15אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularWill you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?here: wickedness
- Job 31:3אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularDoes not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?here: of wickedness
- Job 34:8אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularHe keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.here: evil
- Job 34:22אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularThere is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.here: of wickedness
- Job 34:36אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularIf only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.here: wickedness
- Job 36:10מֵאָֽוֶן׃meavenpreposition + noun · masculine singularHe opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.here: from wickedness
- Job 36:21אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularBe careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.here: wickedness
Psalms29 occurrences
- Psalms 5:5אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularThe boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.here: of wickedness
- Psalms 6:8אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularDepart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.here: of wickedness
- Psalms 7:14אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularBehold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.here: wickedness
- Psalms 10:7וָאָֽוֶן׃vaavenconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularHis mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.here: and wickedness
- Psalms 14:4אָ֥וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularWill the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.here: of wickedness
- Psalms 28:3אָ֥וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularDo not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.here: of wickedness
- Psalms 36:3אָ֣וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularThe words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.here: [are] wickedness
- Psalms 36:4אָ֤וֶן׀ʾavennoun · masculine singularEven on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.here: wickedness
- Psalms 36:12אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularThere the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.here: of wickedness
- Psalms 41:6אָ֥וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularMy visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.here: wickedness
- Psalms 53:4אָ֥וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularWill the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God.here: of wickedness
- Psalms 55:3אָ֝֗וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularat the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.here: wickedness
- Psalms 55:10וְאָ֖וֶןveavenconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularDay and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.here: and wickedness
- Psalms 56:7אָ֥וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularIn spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.here: wickedness
- Psalms 59:2אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularDeliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.here: of wickedness
- Psalms 59:5אָ֣וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularO LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selahhere: wickedness
- Psalms 64:2אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularHide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,here: of wickedness
- Psalms 66:18אָ֭וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularIf I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.here: wickedness
- Psalms 90:10וָאָ֑וֶןvaavenconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularThe length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.here: and trouble
- Psalms 92:7אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularthat though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.here: of wickedness
- Psalms 92:9אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularFor surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.here: of wickedness
- Psalms 94:4אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularThey pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.here: of wickedness
- Psalms 94:16אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularWho will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?here: of wickedness
- Psalms 94:23אוֹנָ֗םʾonamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralHe will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.here: wickedness their
- Psalms 101:8אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularEvery morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.here: of wickedness
- Psalms 119:133אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularOrder my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.here: wickedness
- Psalms 125:5הָאָ֑וֶןhaaventhe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBut those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.here: of the wickedness
- Psalms 141:4אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularDo not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.here: of wickedness
- Psalms 141:9אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularKeep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.here: of wickedness
Proverbs9 occurrences
- Proverbs 6:12אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularA worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,here: wickedness
- Proverbs 6:18אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singulara heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,here: wickedness
- Proverbs 10:29אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularThe way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.here: of wickedness
- Proverbs 12:21אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularNo harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.here: trouble
- Proverbs 17:4אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularA wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.here: wickedness
- Proverbs 19:28אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularA corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.here: wickedness
- Proverbs 21:15אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularJustice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.here: of wickedness
- Proverbs 22:8אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularHe who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.here: trouble
- Proverbs 30:20אָֽוֶן׃ פʾavennoun · masculine singularThis is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’here: wickedness
Isaiah12 occurrences
- Isaiah 1:13אָ֖וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularBring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.here: wickedness
- Isaiah 10:1אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularWoe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,here: wickedness
- Isaiah 29:20אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularFor the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—here: of wickedness
- Isaiah 31:2אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularYet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.here: of wickedness
- Isaiah 32:6אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularFor a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.here: wickedness
- Isaiah 41:29אָ֥וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularSee, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.here: [are] deception
- Isaiah 55:7אָ֖וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularLet the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.here: wickedness
- Isaiah 58:9אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularThen you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,here: wickedness
- Isaiah 59:4אָֽוֶן׃ʾavennoun · masculine singularNo one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.here: wickedness
- Isaiah 59:6אָ֔וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularTheir cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.here: wickedness
- Isaiah 59:7אָ֔וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularTheir feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.here: wickedness
- Isaiah 66:3אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularWhoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.here: wickedness
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 4:14אוֹנֵֽךְ׃ʾonekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularWash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?here: wickedness your
- Jeremiah 4:15אָ֖וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularFor a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.here: trouble
Ezekiel1 occurrence
Hosea3 occurrences
- Hosea 6:8אָ֑וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularGilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood.here: wickedness
- Hosea 9:4אוֹנִים֙ʾonimnoun · masculine pluralThey will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.here: mournings
- Hosea 12:11אָ֙וֶן֙ʾavennoun · masculine singularIs there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.here: wickedness
Habakkuk2 occurrences
- Habakkuk 1:3אָ֙וֶן֙ʾavennoun · masculine singularWhy do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.here: wickedness
- Habakkuk 3:7אָ֔וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularI saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.here: trouble
Same headword in Strong's