Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Avites
Usage: Avite = "perverters" inhabitants of Ava or Ivah Another spelling of iv.vah (עַוָּה "Ivvah" H5755)
Strong's Number
H5757
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
3
Books
3
Strong's H5757 Quick Answer
Strong's H5757 עַוִּי (`Avviy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Avviy (av-vee') adj. 1. an Avvite or native of Avvah (only plural) [patrial from H5755] It has 3 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include avites and avims. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `Avviy (av-vee') adj. 1. an Avvite or native of Avvah (only plural) [patrial from H5755]
- Usage
- 3 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- avites and avims
Meaning and Definition
`Avviy (av-vee') adj. 1. an Avvite or native of Avvah (only plural) [patrial from H5755] KJV: Avims, Avites. Root(s): H5755
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5757. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5757 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `Avviy, 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.
Avites
Joshua 13:3
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Avims
Deuteronomy 2:23
How Strong's H5757 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 3 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5757 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 H5757 in the Old Testament
3 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
Usage Excerpts
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5757.
And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5757, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5757 FAQ
What does avvi (עַוִּי) mean?
Avvi (Strong's H5757) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Avims". `Avviy (av-vee') adj. 1. an Avvite or native of Avvah (only plural) [patrial from H5755]
How many times is avvi (עַוִּי) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H5757 across 3 books.
Where can I study avvi (עַוִּי) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5757 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate avvi (עַוִּי)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as avites and avims. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.