Word Study · Strong's H206 · Hebrew

אָוֶן

Aven

aw'-ven

Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼÂven

“Aven, the contemptuous synonym of three places, one in Coele-Syria, one in Egypt (On), and one in Palestine (Bethel)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

Aven, the contemptuous synonym of three places, one in Coele-Syria, one in Egypt (On), and one in Palestine (Bethel)

Rendered in the KJV as

Aven. See also H204 (אוֹן), H1007 (בֵּית אָוֶן).

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

אָ֗וֶן1
אָ֔וֶן1

How it is rendered · 2

Aven1
wickedness1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · masculine singular1
proper noun (a name)1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcmsa · 1
HNpl · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Hosea1 of 2 · 50%
Amos1 of 2 · 50%

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Hosea1 occurrence

Hosea 10:8אָ֗וֶןʾavennoun · masculine singularThe high places of Aven will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”here: wickedness

Amos1 occurrence

Amos 1:5אָ֔וֶןʾavenproper noun (a name)I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.here: Aven

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled אָוֶן

H205 · 77×

אָוֶן

aven

“strictly nothingness”

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