Midvash

עֶוֶלʻevel

עָ֫וֶל: injustice, unrighteousness (Leviticus 19:15; Ezekiel 28:18; Ezekiel 18:26; Ezekiel 33:13; Leviticus 19:35)

Pronunciation: eh'-vel · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5766

Meanings

עַוְלָה: injustice, unrighteousness, wrong

1. violent deeds of injustice (2 Samuel 3:34; 2 Samuel 7:10; 1 Chronicles 17:9)

2. injustice, of speech (Job 13:7; Job 27:4; Isaiah 59:3)

3. injustice, in general (Psalms 64:7; Job 6:29; Job 11:14)

עַלְוָה: transposed from עַוְלָה (Hosea 10:9)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 54 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 19:15 “Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.
  • Leviticus 19:35 “Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.
  • Deuteronomy 25:16 All who cheat with dishonest weights and measures are detestable to the Lord your God.
  • Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!
  • 2 Samuel 3:34 Your hands were not bound; your feet were not chained. No, you were murdered— the victim of a wicked plot.” All the people wept again for Abner.
  • 2 Samuel 7:10 And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations won’t oppress them as they’ve done in the past,
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).