TBESH · H5753A
עָוָה · a.vah · to twist
1) to bend, twist, distort 1a) (Niphal) to be bent, be bowed down, be twisted, be perverted 1b) (Piel) to twist, distort 1c) (Hiphil) to do perversely
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a.vah H5753
עָוָה (a.vah) means “to twist” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
עָוָה Hebrew · H5753 17 tagged occurrences in 17 verses
Pronunciation guide: aw-vaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
TBESH · H5753B
עָוָה · a.vah · to pervert
1) to commit iniquity, do wrong, pervert 1a) (Qal) to do wrong, commit iniquity 1b) (Hiphil) to commit iniquity
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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively
KJV glosses: do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, [idiom] turn, do wickedly, do wrong.
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How translators render H5753
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and done wrong | 3 |
| acted wickedly | 1 |
| and perverted | 1 |
| but a twisted | 1 |
| committing iniquity | 1 |
| crooked | 1 |
| has wronged | 1 |
| he does wrong | 1 |
| he will twist | 1 |
| i am bent | 1 |
| i am bewildered | 1 |
| of a perverse | 1 |
| they have perverted | 1 |
| we have done wrong | 1 |
| wrongdoing | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and have committed iniquity | 1 |
| and have done perversely | 1 |
| and i have done wickedly | 1 |
| and perverted | 1 |
| and turneth | 1 |
| but he that is of a perverse | 1 |
| crooked | 1 |
| did perversely | 1 |
| for they have perverted | 1 |
| hath not done wrong | 1 |
| i am troubled | 1 |
| i was bowed down | 1 |
| if he commit iniquity | 1 |
| of the perverse | 1 |
| themselves to commit iniquity | 1 |
| we have committed iniquity | 1 |
| we have done amiss | 1 |
Verses containing H5753
Page 1 of 1. 17 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- 1 Samuel 20:30
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 7:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 19:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.20
- 2 Samuel 24:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”
Read word by word - 1 Kings 8:47
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 6:37
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
Read word by word - Esther 1:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
Read word by word - Job 33:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
Read word by word - Psalms 38:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 38.7
- Psalms 106:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
Read word by word - Proverbs 12:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
Read word by word - Isaiah 21:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
Read word by word - Isaiah 24:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—
Read word by word - Jeremiah 3:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 9:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.4
- Lamentations 3:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.
Read word by word - Daniel 9:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
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