עַוָּה
ʿawwâ
distortion
Strong's H5754NounHebrewTWOT 1577b

עַוָּה (ʿawwâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning distortion. It appears 3 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5754).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1577b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1577b)distortion, ruin; overthrow
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עַוָּה noun, feminine: distortion, ruin

Strong's H5754 עַוָּה: overthrow
KJV:× overturn.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1577: עָוָה ʿāwâ — bend, twist; be bent, bowed down; its surface will he distort; commit iniquity, do wrong; crook; do amiss, bow down, make crooked, pervert, perverse, perversely, trouble, do wickedly

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