STRONGS NUMBER H5771


Word Summary
avon: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity
Original Word: עָוֹן
Transliteration: avon
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-vone')
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity
Meaning: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity
Strong's Concordance
fault, iniquity, mischief, punishment of iniquity, sin

Or oavown (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5; Psalm 51:7) {aw-vone'}; from avah; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.

see HEBREW 'abad

see HEBREW avah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H5771. avon

עָוֺןnoun masculineIsaiah 22:14 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity; — ׳ע‎ absolute Exodus 21:43 +; עָווֺן2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:7; construct עֲוֺןGenesis 15:16 +; עֲווֺן1 Chronicles 21:8; suffix עֲוֺנִיGenesis 4:13 + (2 Samuel 16:12 read בְּעָנְיִי‎), עֲוֺנְךָHosea 9:7 +; עֲוֺנֵ֑כִיPsalm 103:3; עֲוֺ֔נָהֿNumbers 15:31 (Ges§ 91e), etc.; plural עֲוֺנוֺת‎ absolute Psalm 130:3 +, construct Job 13:26 +; עַוֺנֹת‎ absolute Psalm 65:4, construct Leviticus 16:21 +; suffix עֲוֺנֹתֶיךָIsaiah 43:24, עֲוֺנֹתֵיכֶםNumbers 14:34 +, etc.; also עֲוֺנֶיךָEzekiel 28:18; עֲוֺנֵינוּIsaiah 64:6 +, etc. (SS doubt all these); —

1 iniquity, Job 15:5; 20:27; Jeremiah 11:10; 14:7; 16:17; Lamentations 2:14; Ezekiel 7:13; "" חטאת1 Samuel 20:1; Job 13:23; Isaiah 5:18; 43:24; 59:2; Jeremiah 5:25; 16:10; Lamentations 4:6, 13; Daniel 9:16; Hosea 4:8; 13:12; "" פשׁעJob 14:17; 31:33; Psalm 107:17; Isaiah 50:1; 53:5; "" אשׁמהEzra 9:6-7, 13; רעהJob 22:5; Hosea 7:1

a. ׳ע נְעוּרַיJob 13:26 iniquities of my youth; ׳ע חֶרֶב19:29 iniquities calling for the sword; ׳ע מְּלִילִי(םׅ31:11, 28 iniquity for (to be punished by) judges; עֲוֺנֹתָם שְׁתֵּיHosea 10:10 (so read Vrss Hi and others); בע ׳כשׁלstumble by iniquity 5:5; 14:2; compare ע ׳מִכְשׁוֺלEzekiel 7:19; 14:3-4, 7; 18:30; 44:12; לכלעֿוןDeuteronomy 19:15; מע ׳אשׁתמרה2 Samuel 22:24 = Psalm 18:24. אֲשֶׁרחֵֿטְא עָוֺןHosea 12:9.

b. iniquity as recognized, ע ׳ידע1 Samuel 3:13; Isaiah 59:12; Jeremiah 3:13; 14:20; confessed, ע ׳התודהLeviticus 16:21; 26:40 (twice in verse) (P), Nehemiah 9:2; ע ׳הגידPsalm 38:19; ע כסה ׳לא32:5; brought to remembrance, ע ׳הזכירNumbers 5:15 (P) 1 Kings 17:18; Ezekiel 21:28; 21:29; 29:16; causing shame, מע ׳יִכָּֽלְמוּ43:10; turned from, מע ׳שׁוּבDaniel 9:13, compare מע ׳השׁיבMalachi 2:6.

c. (1) phrases of punishment: ע ׳פקד עלExodus 20:5 = Deuteronomy 5:9; Exodus 34:7; Numbers 14:18 (J), Leviticus 18:25 (H) 2 Samuel 3:8; Isaiah 13:11; 26:21; Jeremiah 25:12; 36:31; Amos 3:2; without על‎, Lamentations 4:22, ע ׳פקד בPsalm 89:33; Job 11:6 see [II. נשׁא‎]; ע על ׳יסּרPsalm 39:12 chastise for iniquity; ע לנגדךָ׳שַׁתָּ֯90:8 set our iniquities before thee; כע ׳גמל103:10; ע ׳שׁמר130:3; ע ׳שׁלּםIsaiah 65:7 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 16:18; 32:18; בע ׳מַטְבֵּחַIsaiah 14:21; (2) of forgiveness or removal: ע העביר2 Samuel 24:10 = 1 Chronicles 21:8; Job 7:21; Zechariah 3:4; ע ׳משׁתי3:9 לע ׳סלחExodus 34:9; Numbers 14:19 (J), Psalm 25:11; 103:3; Jeremiah 31:34; 33:8; 36:3; ע ׳נשׂאExodus 34:7; Numbers 14:18 (J), Psalm 32:5; 85:3; Isaiah 33:24; Hosea 14:3; Micah 7:18; ע ׳סרIsaiah 6:7; ע ׳יכבושׁMicah 7:19; (3) of covering over, ע על ׳כסה‎ Nehemiah 3:37; ע ׳כמּרPsalm 78:38; Proverbs 16:6; Isaiah 22:14; 27:9; Daniel 9:24; ע על ׳כמּרJeremiah 18:23; ע ׳יתכמּר1 Samuel 3:14; (4) of cleansing from: מע ׳כבּסPsalm 51:4; ע ׳מחה51:11; מע ׳טהרJeremiah 33:8; Ezekiel 36:33; (5) of imputing, reckoning to one: ע ׳חשׁב ל2 Samuel 19:20; Psalm 32:2; ע ׳זכר (לׅ79:8; Isaiah 64:8; Jeremiah 14:10; Hosea 8:13; 9:9; ע ׳יִזָּכֵרPsalm 109:14; (ל)ע ׳בקשׁJob 10:6; Jeremiah 50:20; -6מע ׳פדהPsalm 130:8 ransom from iniquity.

2 Guilt of iniquity (not always easy to distinguished from

1; SS give more, Buhl fewer, sub

2); — "" תועבותEzekiel 36:31; "" דםIsaiah 59:3; "" חמסEzekiel 9:9; ׳ע פעורJoshua 22:17 (P); ׳ע סדםEzekiel 16:49; ׳ע בצעוֺIsaiah 57:17; עונם שְׁנֵיEzekiel 4:4; לְפָנַי עֲוֺנֵךְ נִכְתָּםJeremiah 2:22 the guilt of thine iniquity is marked before me; ע ׳מצאGenesis 44:16 (E) Psalm 36:3.

a. ׳ע בְ‎: guilt of iniquity upon one Numbers 15:31 (P) 1 Samuel 20:8; 2 Samuel 14:32; ע ׳לא לִיJob 33:9 ("" זַךְ‎); בליעֿוןPsalm 59:5 without my guilt.

b. guilt, as great, increased: עָוֺן רֹבJeremiah 13:22; 30:14-15, Ezekiel 28:18; Hosea 9:7; ע ׳לֹאשָֿׁלֵםGenesis 15:16 (J); ׳ע ראֹשִׁי עָֽבְרוּPsalm 38:5; ׳ע יְסוּבֵּנִי עֲקֵבַי49:6; ׳ע הִשִּׂיגוּנִי40:13; ׳ע מני גברו65:4; ע כֶּבֶד ׳עַםIsaiah 1:4; ׳בע נלקחEzekiel 33:6.

c. as a condition, ׳בע‎: with חוללתיwas I brought forth Psalm 51:7; with גָּוַעexpire Joshua 22:20 (P); with מותdie Jeremiah 31:30; Ezekiel 3:18-19, 18:17-18, 33:8-9,.

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 Genesis 4:13; Isaiah 5:18); — הזה בדבר ע יִקְּ֯רֵךְ ׳אִם1 Samuel 28:10 no punishment shall happen unto thee for, etc.; ע ׳נשׂאbear the punishment for iniquity of others Exodus 28:38; Leviticus 10:17 (take away ׳ע‎ Di Nowii. 233 n.) 16:22; Numbers 30:16 (P), Ezekiel 4:4-5, 6; ׳בע18:19-20, (twice in verse); one's own, Exodus 28:43; Leviticus 5:1, 17; 7:18; 17:16; 19:8; 20:17, 19; 22:16; Numbers 5:31; 14:34; 18:1 (twice in verse); 18:23 (P), Ezekiel 14:10; 44:10, 12; ע מנשׂוא׳גדולGenesis 4:13 (J) my punishment is greater than I can bear; עֲוֺנָהּ נִרְצָהIsaiah 40:2 her punishment is accepted, compare ע ׳רצהLeviticus 26:41, 43 (H); ע ׳ומצאנוּ2 Kings 7:9 punishment will overtake us; ע ׳תנה ע ׳עלPsalm 69:28 add punishment to their punishment; ׳ע יסבל הואIsaiah 53:11 the consequences of their iniquities he shall bear, compare ׳ע סָבָ֑לְנוּLamentations 5:7; ע בו ׳הפגיעIsaiah 53:6; מע ׳נִקָּהfreed from punishment Numbers 5:31 (P) Job 10:14; העון אני בי1 Samuel 25:24 on me the punishment; הע ׳עלי2 Samuel 14:9; ׳בע‎ with various verbs: Genesis 19:15 (J) Leviticus 26:39 (twice in verse) (H) Psalm 31:11; 106:43; Jeremiah 51:6; Ezekiel 4:17; 7:16; 24:23; 39:23; ע ׳עת קץ21:30; Ezekiel 21:34; 35:5; see also: Proverbs 5:22 ("" חטאת חַבְלֵי‎), Isaiah 30:13; 64:5; 64:6; Lamentations 4:22; Ezekiel 4:4; 14:10 (twice in verse); 32:27.