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Strong's H5753 עָוָה (avah)

Avah means “crook” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H5753
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 12

Strong's H5753 Quick Answer

Strong's H5753 עָוָה (`avah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `avah (aw-vaw') v. 1. to crook, literally or figuratively (as follows) [a primitive root] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include do, commit, perverted, bowed, and iniquity. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`avah (aw-vaw') v. 1. to crook, literally or figuratively (as follows) [a primitive root]
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
do, commit, perverted, bowed, and iniquity

Meaning and Definition

`avah (aw-vaw') v. 1. to crook, literally or figuratively (as follows) [a primitive root] KJV: do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, X turn, do wickedly, do wrong.

Original Word
עָוָה
Transliteration
`avah
Derivation
Root: עוה
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5753. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to twist

Usage: 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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How Strong's H5753 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `avah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

bowed Psalms 38:6 commit 2 Samuel 7:14 do 1 Samuel 20:30 iniquity Psalms 106:6 perverted Job 33:27 amiss 2 Chronicles 6:37 crooked Lamentations 3:9 down Isaiah 24:1 make 1 Kings 8:47

How Strong's H5753 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5753 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5753 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 20:30 KJV

Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?

2 Samuel 7:14 KJV

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

2 Samuel 19:19 KJV

And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5753.

1 Samuel 20:30 Old Testament, KJV
Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?
2 Samuel 7:14 Old Testament, KJV
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
2 Samuel 19:19 Old Testament, KJV
And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
2 Samuel 24:17 Old Testament, KJV
And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.
1 Kings 8:47 Old Testament, KJV
Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
2 Chronicles 6:37 Old Testament, KJV
Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
Esther 1:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
Job 33:27 Old Testament, KJV
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
Psalms 38:6 Old Testament, KJV
I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
Psalms 106:6 Old Testament, KJV
We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
Proverbs 12:8 Old Testament, KJV
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Isaiah 21:3 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
Isaiah 24:1 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
Jeremiah 3:21 Old Testament, KJV
A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
Jeremiah 9:5 Old Testament, KJV
And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Lamentations 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
Daniel 9:5 Old Testament, KJV
We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5753, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5753 FAQ

What does avah (עָוָה) mean?

Avah (Strong's H5753) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "crook". `avah (aw-vaw') v. 1. to crook, literally or figuratively (as follows) [a primitive root]

How many times is avah (עָוָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H5753 across 12 books.

Where can I study avah (עָוָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5753 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate avah (עָוָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as do, commit, perverted, bowed, iniquity, and make. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.