Word Study · Strong's H5791

עָוַת

ʻâvath

“to wrest”

11occurrencescanonical count
11tagged so farloaded book by book
5books spannedamong tagged text

Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)

Definition

to wrest KJV usage: bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.

11 loaded

The ledger of occurrences

Job 4 Psalms 2 Ecclesiastes 3 Lamentations 1 Amos 1

Job4 occurrences

Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?

The first tagged occurrence in Job.

Job 8:3יְעַוֵּ֣תye.'a.Vet — does he pervertHVpi3ms Job 8:3יְעַוֵּֽת־ye.'a.vet- — does he pervertHVpi3ms Job 19:6עִוְּתָ֑נִי'i.ve.Ta.ni — he has wronged meHVpp3ms/Sp1bs Job 34:12יְעַוֵּ֥תye.'a.Vet — he pervertsHVpi3ms

Psalms2 occurrences

Let the proud be put to shame; for they have overthrown me wrongfully: ButI will meditate on thy precepts.

Psalms 119:78ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Psalms.

Psalms 119:78עִוְּת֑וּנִי'i.ve.Tu.ni — they have subverted meHVpp3cp/Sp1bs Psalms 146:9יְעַוֵּֽת׃ye.'a.Vet — he makes crookedHVpi3ms

Ecclesiastes3 occurrences

That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

Ecclesiastes 1:15ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Ecclesiastes.

Ecclesiastes 1:15מְעֻוָּ֖תme.'u.Vat — [something] bentHVPsmsa Ecclesiastes 7:13עִוְּתֽוֹ׃i.ve.To — he has bent itHVpp3ms/Sp3ms Ecclesiastes 12:3וְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּve.hit.'a.ve.Tu — and they will bend themselvesHc/Vtq3cp

Lamentations1 occurrence

To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

Lamentations 3:36ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Lamentations.

Lamentations 3:36לְעַוֵּ֤תle.'a.Vet — to subvertHR/Vpcc

Amos1 occurrence

saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;

The first tagged occurrence in Amos.

Amos 8:5וּלְעַוֵּ֖תu.le.'a.Vet — and to falsifyHC/R/Vpcc

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