אָוֶן aven
Hebrew word for “evil” · Strong’s H205 · used 77 times in 77 verses
Meaning
1) trouble, wickedness, sorrow;
Senses in the lexicon
- evil: wickedness (66)
- evil: trouble (11)
How it is translated
Glosses given for aven in context, with how often each is used:
- wickedness 65
- trouble 6
- evil 1
- disaster 1
- mourning 1
- hardship 1
- deception 1
- mournings 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 29 | 1.5 | |
| Job | 13 | 1.6 | |
| Isaiah | 12 | 0.7 | |
| Proverbs | 9 | 1.3 | |
| Hosea | 3 | 1.3 | |
| Jeremiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Habakkuk | 2 | 3.0 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Amos | 1 | 0.5 |
Also in 2 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Job 34 (3), Psalms 36 (3), Psalms 94 (3), Isaiah 59 (3), Job 11 (2), Job 36 (2), Psalms 55 (2), Psalms 59 (2), Psalms 92 (2), Psalms 141 (2)
Forms
- און 65
- ואון 4
- אונו 1
- מאון 1
- אונם 1
- האון 1
- אונך 1
- באני 1
- אונים 1
- לאון 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with aven more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- פָּעַל paal “to work” 25
- עָמָל amal “trouble” 11
- רַע ra “bad” 11
- שָׁוְא shav “vanity” 6
- רָשָׁע rasah “wicked” 7
- אַל al “not” 7
- מַחֲשָׁבָה machashavah “plot” 4
- לֵב lev “heart” 6
- דָבַר davar “to speak” 7
- רָעַע raa “be evil” 4
- רָאָה raah “to see” 7
- פֶּה peh “lip” 5
Key verses
The verses using aven that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Numbers 23:21 — He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
- 1 Samuel 15:23 — For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected…
- Psalms 36:3 — The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
- Psalms 36:4 — He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
- Psalms 125:5 — As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
- Isaiah 10:1 — Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
- Isaiah 55:7 — Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he…
- Isaiah 59:4 — None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
- Isaiah 66:3 — He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s…
- Jeremiah 4:14 — O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
- Micah 2:1 — Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
- Zechariah 10:2 — For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock,…
See all 77 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.