אָוֶן (ʼâven) — Affliction
Hebrew word study: אָוֶן (ʼâven), Strong's H205. strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
KJV translation words: affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).
Strong's H205 is tagged on 77 words in 77 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Numbers 23:21 and last appears in Zechariah 10:2.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 77)
- Numbers 23:21 — אָוֶן — disaster
- Deuteronomy 26:14 — בְאֹנִי — in mourning my
- 1 Samuel 15:23 — וְאָוֶן — and is wickedness
- Job 4:8 — אָוֶן — wickedness
- Job 5:6 — אָוֶן — hardship
- Job 11:11 — אָוֶן — wickedness
- Job 11:14 — אָוֶן — wickedness
- Job 15:35 — אָוֶן — wickedness
- Job 21:19 — אוֹנוֹ — wickedness his
- Job 22:15 — אָוֶן — wickedness
- Job 31:3 — אָוֶן — of wickedness
- Job 34:8 — אָוֶן — evil
- Job 34:22 — אָוֶן — of wickedness
- Job 34:36 — אָוֶן — wickedness
- Job 36:10 — מֵאָוֶן — from wickedness
- Job 36:21 — אָוֶן — wickedness
- Psalms 5:5 — אָוֶן — of wickedness
- Psalms 6:8 — אָוֶן — of wickedness
- Psalms 7:14 — אָוֶן — wickedness
- Psalms 10:7 — וָאָוֶן — and wickedness
- Psalms 14:4 — אָוֶן — of wickedness
- Psalms 28:3 — אָוֶן — of wickedness
- Psalms 36:3 — אָוֶן — are wickedness
- Psalms 36:4 — אָוֶן — wickedness
- Psalms 36:12 — אָוֶן — of wickedness
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H202 אוֹן (ʼôwn), H206 אָוֶן (ʼÂven), H1007 בֵּית אָוֶן (Bêyth ʼÂven), H1126 בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-ʼÔwnîy), H8383 תְּאֻן (tᵉʼun).
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What does ʼâven (H205) mean?
Strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.
How is H205 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H205 as: affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן)..
How often does אָוֶן (ʼâven) appear?
Strong's H205 is tagged on 77 words in 77 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Numbers 23:21 and last appears in Zechariah 10:2.
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