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H5753 · עָוָה

ʻâvâh

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to crook, literally or figuratively

KJV gloss list in the source

do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, [idiom] turn, do wickedly, do wrong.

Source pronunciation notation: aw-vaw'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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