Strong's H205
אָוֶן
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- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
Derivation
from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught);
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, אָוֶן is translated as: affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.