עַוָּל

av.valunjustHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine5 occurrences2 books5 verses

Definition

intensive from H5765; evil (morally)
Traditional renderings: unjust, unrighteous, wicked.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עַוָּל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. Job 18:21עַוָּ֑ל · of the wicked
    Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”
  2. Job 27:7כְעַוָּֽל׃ · like the unjust
    May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
  3. Job 29:17עַוָּ֑ל · of the unjust
    I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
  4. Job 31:3לְעַוָּ֑ל · come to the unjust
    Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
  5. Zephaniah 3:5עַוָּ֖ל · yet the unjust
    The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.