Word Study · Strong's H5766 · Hebrew
עֶוֶל
evel
eh'-vel
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻevel
“(moral) evil”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
(moral) evil
Rendered in the KJV as
iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
- 54occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 16 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 30inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 54 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 30
- עַוְלָ֑ה6
- עָ֑וֶל5
- עַוְלָֽה׃5
- עָ֔וֶל4
- עַ֝וְלָ֗ה3
- עַוְלָה֙3
- בְּעַוְלָֽה׃2
- עָ֥וֶל2
- עָ֖וֶל2
- עַוְלָ֥תָה2
- בְּעֶ֙וֶל֙1
- בְּעוֹלָ֑ה1
and 18 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 18
- injustice24
- unrighteousness10
- [is] injustice2
- and injustice2
- injustices2
- with injustice2
- [is] unrighteousness1
- and in unrighteousness his1
- and unrighteousness1
- by [the] unrighteousness of1
- by injustice1
- for injustice his1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- noun · feminine singular23
- noun · masculine singular16
- preposition + noun · feminine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular3
- noun · feminine plural2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 23
- HNcmsa · 16
- HR/Ncfsa · 4
- HC/Ncfsa · 3
- HNcfpa · 2
- HR/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HNcfsa/Sd · 1
- HR/Ncmsc · 1
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 1
All 54, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Job12 of 54 · 22%
- Psalms12 of 54 · 22%
- Ezekiel11 of 54 · 20%
- Leviticus2 of 54 · 4%
- Deuteronomy2 of 54 · 4%
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus2 occurrences
- Leviticus 19:15עָ֙וֶל֙ʾavelnoun · masculine singularYou must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.here: injustice
- Leviticus 19:35עָ֖וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singularYou must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.here: injustice
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 25:16עָֽוֶל׃ פʾavelnoun · masculine singularFor everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God.here: of injustice
- Deuteronomy 32:4עָ֔וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singularHe is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.here: [is] injustice
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 3:34עַוְלָ֖הʾavlahnoun · feminine singularYour hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.here: injustice
- 2 Samuel 7:10עַוְלָה֙ʾavlahnoun · feminine singularAnd I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginninghere: injustice
Job12 occurrences
- Job 5:16וְ֝עֹלָ֗תָהveolatahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularSo the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.here: and injustice
- Job 6:29עַוְלָ֑הʾavlahnoun · feminine singularReconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.here: injustice
- Job 6:30עַוְלָ֑הʾavlahnoun · feminine singularIs there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?here: injustice
- Job 11:14עַוְלָֽה׃ʾavlahnoun · feminine singularif you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,here: injustice
- Job 13:7עַוְלָ֑הʾavlahnoun · feminine singularWill you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?here: unrighteousness
- Job 15:16עַוְלָֽה׃ʾavlahnoun · feminine singularhow much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?here: unrighteousness
- Job 22:23עַ֝וְלָ֗הʾavlahnoun · feminine singularIf you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tentshere: injustice
- Job 24:20עַוְלָֽה׃ʾavlahnoun · feminine singularThe womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.here: injustice
- Job 27:4עַוְלָ֑הʾavlahnoun · feminine singularmy lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.here: injustice
- Job 34:10מֵעָֽוֶל׃meavelpreposition + noun · masculine singularTherefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.here: from unrighteousness
- Job 34:32עָ֥וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singularTeach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’here: unrighteousness
- Job 36:23עַוְלָֽה׃ʾavlahnoun · feminine singularWho has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?here: unrighteousness
Psalms12 occurrences
- Psalms 7:3עָ֥וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singularO LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,here: [is] unrighteousness
- Psalms 37:1עַוְלָֽה׃ʾavlahnoun · feminine singularDo not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.here: of unrighteousness
- Psalms 43:1וְעַוְלָ֣הveavlahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularVindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.here: and injustice
- Psalms 53:1עָ֝֗וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singularThe fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.here: unrighteousness
- Psalms 58:2עוֹלֹ֪תolotnoun · feminine pluralNo, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.here: injustices
- Psalms 64:6עוֹלֹ֗תolotnoun · feminine pluralThey devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.here: injustices
- Psalms 82:2עָ֑וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singular“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selahhere: injustice
- Psalms 89:22עַ֝וְלָ֗הʾavlahnoun · feminine singularNo enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.here: injustice
- Psalms 92:15עַוְלָ֥תָהavlatahnoun · feminine singularto proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”here: injustice
- Psalms 107:42עַ֝וְלָ֗הʾavlahnoun · feminine singularThe upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.here: unrighteousness
- Psalms 119:3עַוְלָ֑הʾavlahnoun · feminine singularThey do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.here: injustice
- Psalms 125:3בְּעַוְלָ֬תָהbeavlatahpreposition + noun · feminine singularFor the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.here: in injustice
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 22:8עַ֭וְלָהʾavlahnoun · feminine singularHe who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.here: unrighteousness
- Proverbs 29:27עָ֑וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singularAn unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.here: injustice
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 59:3עַוְלָ֥הʾavlahnoun · feminine singularFor your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.here: injustice
- Isaiah 61:8בְּעוֹלָ֑הbeolahpreposition + noun · feminine singularFor I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.here: with injustice
Ezekiel11 occurrences
- Ezekiel 3:20עָ֔וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singularNow if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.here: injustice
- Ezekiel 18:8מֵעָ֖וֶלmeavelpreposition + noun · masculine singularHe does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.here: from injustice
- Ezekiel 18:24עָ֔וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singularBut if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.here: injustice
- Ezekiel 18:26עָ֖וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singularIf a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.here: injustice
- Ezekiel 18:26בְּעַוְל֥וֹbeavlopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIf a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.here: for injustice his
- Ezekiel 28:15עַוְלָ֖תָהʾavlatahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways— until wickedness was found in you.here: unrighteousness towards
- Ezekiel 28:18בְּעֶ֙וֶל֙beevelpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.here: by [the] unrighteousness of
- Ezekiel 33:13עָ֑וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singularIf I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but he then trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteous works will be remembered; he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.here: unrighteousness
- Ezekiel 33:13וּבְעַוְל֥וֹuveavloconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIf I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but he then trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteous works will be remembered; he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.here: and in unrighteousness his
- Ezekiel 33:15עָ֑וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singularif he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.here: unrighteousness
- Ezekiel 33:18עָ֑וֶלʾavelnoun · masculine singularIf a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.here: unrighteousness
Micah1 occurrence
Habakkuk1 occurrence
Zephaniah2 occurrences
- Zephaniah 3:5עַוְלָ֑הʾavlahnoun · feminine singularThe LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.here: injustice
- Zephaniah 3:13עַוְלָה֙ʾavlahnoun · feminine singularThe remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”here: injustice