Lexical Definition

‎עָוֺן‎ ʻâvôn (aw-vone') iniquity: crime ^H:N-M
or עָווֹן ʻâvôwn (aw-vone'); (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 (‎אֲבַד‎)), from ‎עָוָה‎

fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.

• perversity, i.e. (moral) evil

1) perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity
1a) iniquity
1b) guilt of iniquity, guilt (as great), guilt (of condition)
1c) consequence of or punishment for iniquity

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Extended Information

meaning of: עָוֺן

• : punishment

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עָוֺן‎ noun masculine^{Isa 22:14} iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity; — ‎׳‎‎ע‎ absolute Exod 21:43 +; ‎עָווֺן‎ 2Kgs 7:9; Ps 51:7* construct ‎עֲוֺן‎ Gen 15:16 +; ‎עֲווֺן‎ 1Chr 21:8 suffix ‎עֲוֺנִי‎ Gen 4:13 + (2Sam 16:12 read ‎בְּעָנְיִי‎), ‎עֲוֺנְךָ‎ Hos 9:7 +; ‎עֲוֺנֵ֑כִי‎ Ps 103:3 ‎עֲוֺ֔נָהֿ‎ Num 15:31 (Ges^{«GKC:91e»§ 91e}), etc.; plural ‎עֲוֺנוֺת‎ absolute Ps 130:3 +, construct Job 13:26 +; ‎עַוֺנֹת‎ absolute Ps 65:4*, construct Lev 16:21 +; suffix ‎עֲוֺנֹתֶיךָ‎ Isa 43:24, ‎עֲוֺנֹתֵיכֶם‎ Num 14:34 +, etc.; also ‎עֲוֺנֶיךָ‎ Ezek 28:18 ‎עֲוֺנֵינוּ‎ Isa 64:6* +, etc. (SS doubt all these); —

1. iniquity, Job 15:5; Job 20:27; Jer 11:10; Jer 14:7; Jer 16:17; Lam 2:14; Ezek 7:13 || ‎חטאת‎ 1Sam 20:1; Job 13:23; Isa 5:18; Isa 43:24; Isa 59:2; Jer 5:25; Jer 16:10; Lam 4:6; Lam 4:13; Dan 9:16; Hos 4:8; Hos 13:12 || ‎פשׁע‎ Job 14:17; Job 31:33; Ps 107:17; Isa 50:1; Isa 53:5 || ‎אשׁמה‎ Ezra 9:6; Ezra 9:7; Ezra 9:13 ‎רעה‎ Job 22:5; Hos 7:1
a. ‎נְעוּרַי‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Job 13:26 iniquities of my youth; ‎חֶרֶב‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Job 19:29 iniquities calling for the sword; ‎פְּלִילִי(םׅ‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Job 31:11; Job 31:28 iniquity for (to be punished by) judges; ‎שְׁתֵּי עֲוֺנֹתָם‎ Hos 10:10 (so read Vrss Hi and others); ‎׳‎‎כשׁל בע‎ stumble by iniquity Hos 5:5; Hos 14:2* compare ‎׳‎‎מִכְשׁוֺל ע‎ Ezek 7:19; Ezek 14:3; Ezek 14:4; Ezek 14:7; Ezek 18:30; Ezek 44:12 ‎לכלעֿון‎ Deut 19:15 ‎׳‎‎אשׁתמרה מע‎ 2Sam 22:24 = Ps 18:24*. ‎עָוֺן אֲשֶׁרחֵֿטְא‎ Hos 12:9*.
b. iniquity as recognized, ‎׳‎‎ידע ע‎ 1Sam 3:13; Isa 59:12; Jer 3:13; Jer 14:20 confessed, ‎׳‎‎התודה ע‎ Lev 16:21; Lev 26:40 (twice in verse) (P), Neh 9:2 ‎׳‎‎הגיד ע‎ Ps 38:19* ‎׳‎‎לא כסה ע‎ Ps 32:5 brought to remembrance, ‎׳‎‎הזכיר ע‎ Num 5:15 (P) 1Kgs 17:18; Ezek 21:28*; Ezek 21:29*; Ezek 29:16 causing shame, ‎׳‎‎יִכָּֽלְמוּ מע‎ Ezek 43:10 turned from, ‎׳‎‎שׁוּב מע‎ Dan 9:13, compare ‎׳‎‎השׁיב מע‎ Mal 2:6.
c. (1) phrases of punishment: ‎על‎ ‎׳‎‎פקד ע‎ Exod 20:5 = Deut 5:9; Exod 34:7; Num 14:18 (J), Lev 18:25 (H) 2Sam 3:8; Isa 13:11; Isa 26:21; Jer 25:12; Jer 36:31; Amos 3:2 without ‎על‎, Lam 4:22, ‎ב‎ ‎׳‎‎פקד ע‎ Ps 89:33*; Job 11:6 see [II. ‎נשׁא‎]; ‎׳‎‎יסּר על ע‎ Ps 39:12* chastise for iniquity; ‎לנגדךָ‎‎׳‎‎שַׁתָּ֯ ע‎ Ps 90:8 set our iniquities before thee; ‎׳‎‎גמל כע‎ Ps 103:10 ‎׳‎‎שׁמר ע‎ Ps 130:3 ‎׳‎‎שׁלּם ע‎ Isa 65:7 (twice in verse); Jer 16:18; Jer 32:18 ‎׳‎‎מַטְבֵּחַ בע‎ Isa 14:21 (2) of forgiveness or removal: ‎העביר ע‎ 2Sam 24:10 = 1Chr 21:8; Job 7:21; Zech 3:4 ‎׳‎‎משׁתי ע‎ Zech 3:9 ‎׳‎‎סלח לע‎ Exod 34:9; Num 14:19 (J), Ps 25:11; Ps 103:3; Jer 31:34; Jer 33:8; Jer 36:3 ‎׳‎‎נשׂא ע‎ Exod 34:7; Num 14:18 (J), Ps 32:5; Ps 85:3*; Isa 33:24; Hos 14:3*; Mic 7:18 ‎׳‎‎סר ע‎ Isa 6:7 ‎׳‎‎יכבושׁ ע‎ Mic 7:19 (3) of covering over, ‎׳‎‎כסה על ע‎ Neh 3:37* ‎׳‎‎כפּר ע‎ Ps 78:38; Prov 16:6; Isa 22:14; Isa 27:9; Dan 9:24 ‎׳‎‎כפּר על ע‎ Jer 18:23 ‎׳‎‎יתכפּר ע‎ 1Sam 3:14 (4) of cleansing from: ‎׳‎‎כבּס מע‎ Ps 51:4* ‎׳‎‎מחה ע‎ vPs 51:11* ‎׳‎‎טהר מע‎ Jer 33:8; Ezek 36:33 (5) of imputing, reckoning to one: ‎ל‎ ‎׳‎‎חשׁב ע‎ 2Sam 19:20*; Ps 32:2 ‎(לׅ‎ ‎׳‎‎זכר ע‎ Ps 79:8; Isa 64:8*; Jer 14:10; Hos 8:13; Hos 9:9 ‎׳‎‎יִזָּכֵר ע‎ Ps 109:14 ‎׳‎‎בקשׁ (ל)ע‎ Job 10:6; Jer 50:20 (6) ‎׳‎‎פדה מע‎ Ps 130:8 ransom from iniquity.

2. Guilt of iniquity (not always easy to distinguished from

1.; SS give more, Buhl fewer, sub 2); — || ‎תועבות‎ Ezek 36:31 || ‎דם‎ Isa 59:3 || ‎חמס‎ Ezek 9:9 ‎פעור‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Josh 22:17 (P); ‎סדם‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Ezek 16:49 ‎בצעוֺ‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Isa 57:17 ‎שְׁנֵי עונם‎ Ezek 4:4 ‎נִכְתָּם עֲוֺנֵךְ לְפָנַי‎ Jer 2:22 the guilt of thine iniquity is marked before me; ‎׳‎‎מצא ע‎ Gen 44:16 (E) Ps 36:3*.
a. ‎בְ‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎: guilt of iniquity upon one Num 15:31 (P) 1Sam 20:8; 2Sam 14:32 ‎לִי‎ ‎׳‎‎לא ע‎ Job 33:9 (|| ‎זַךְ‎); ‎בליעֿון‎ Ps 59:5* without my guilt.
b. guilt, as great, increased: ‎רֹב עָוֺן‎ Jer 13:22; Jer 30:14; Jer 30:15; Ezek 28:18; Hos 9:7 ‎׳‎‎לֹאשָֿׁלֵם ע‎ Gen 15:16 (J); ‎עָֽבְרוּ ראֹשִׁי‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Ps 38:5* ‎עֲקֵבַי יְסוּבֵּנִי‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Ps 49:6* ‎הִשִּׂיגוּנִי‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Ps 40:13* ‎גברו מני‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Ps 65:4* ‎׳‎‎עַם כֶּבֶד ע‎ Isa 1:4 ‎נלקח‎ ‎׳‎‎בע‎ Ezek 33:6.
c. as a condition, ‎׳‎‎בע‎: with ‎חוללתי‎ was I brought forth Ps 51:7* with ‎גָּוַע‎ expire Josh 22:20 (P); with ‎מות‎ die Jer 31:30; Ezek 3:18; Ezek 3:19; Ezek 18:17; Ezek 18:18; Ezek 33:8; Ezek 33:9.

3. Consequence of, or punishment for, iniquity (SS include most of these under 2, and do not recognize 3; Buhl thinks this meaning rare, giving only Gen 4:13; Isa 5:18); — ‎׳‎‎אִם יִקְּ֯רֵךְ ע‎ ‎בדבר הזה‎ 1Sam 28:10 no punishment shall happen unto thee for, etc.; ‎׳‎‎נשׂא ע‎ bear the punishment for iniquity of others Exod 28:38; Lev 10:17 (take away ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Di Now^{ii. 233 n}.) Lev 16:22; Num 30:16* (P), Ezek 4:4; Ezek 4:5; Ezek 4:6 ‎׳‎‎בע‎ Ezek 18:19; Ezek 18:20 (twice in verse); one's own, Exod 28:43; Lev 5:1; Lev 5:17; Lev 7:18; Lev 17:16; Lev 19:8; Lev 20:17; Lev 20:19; Lev 22:16; Num 5:31; Num 14:34; Num 18:1 (twice in verse); Num 18:23 (P), Ezek 14:10; Ezek 44:10; Ezek 44:12 ‎מנשׂוא‎‎׳‎‎גדול ע‎ Gen 4:13 (J) my punishment is greater than I can bear; ‎נִרְצָה עֲוֺנָהּ‎ Isa 40:2 her punishment is accepted, compare ‎׳‎‎רצה ע‎ Lev 26:41; Lev 26:43 (H); ‎׳‎‎ומצאנוּ ע‎ 2Kgs 7:9 punishment will overtake us; ‎׳‎‎על ע‎ ‎׳‎‎תנה ע‎ Ps 69:28* add punishment to their punishment; ‎הוא יסבל‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Isa 53:11 the consequences of their iniquities he shall bear, compare ‎סָבָ֑לְנוּ‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Lam 5:7 ‎׳‎‎הפגיע בו ע‎ Isa 53:6 ‎׳‎‎נִקָּה מע‎ freed from punishment Num 5:31 (P) Job 10:14 ‎בי אני העון‎ 1Sam 25:24 on me the punishment; ‎׳‎‎עלי הע‎ 2Sam 14:9 ‎׳‎‎בע‎ with various verbs: Gen 19:15 (J) Lev 26:39 (twice in verse) (H) Ps 31:11*; Ps 106:43; Jer 51:6; Ezek 4:17; Ezek 7:16; Ezek 24:23; Ezek 39:23 ‎קץ‎ ‎׳‎‎עת ע‎ Ezek 21:30*; Ezek 21:34*; Ezek 35:5 see also: Prov 5:22 (|| ‎חַבְלֵי חטאת‎), Isa 30:13; Isa 64:5*; Isa 64:6*; Lam 4:22; Ezek 4:4; Ezek 14:10 (twice in verse); Ezek 32:27.

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