עָוַת

a.vatVerbH5791

to pervert

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to wrest

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to be bent, be crooked, bend, make crooked, pervert 1a)(Piel) 1a1) to make crooked, falsify, pervert, subvert 1a2) to bend, make crooked 1b) (Pual) thing bent (participle) 1c) (Hithpael) to bend oneself

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

10 times

Appears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ecclesiastes
3
Job
3
Psalms
2
Amos
1
Lamentations
1

Key Passages

  • Amos 8:5
  • Ecclesiastes 12:3
  • Job 19:6
  • Job 8:3
  • Psalms 119:78

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