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Strong's H206 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אָוֶן (ʼÂven)

Pronunciation: aw'-ven

Morphology: n-pr-loc

Name Meaning: Aven = "vanity"

Derivation: the same as אָוֶן (ʼâven) H205; idolatry

Definition: Aven, the contemptuous synonym of three places, one in Coele-Syria, one in Egypt (On), and one in Palestine (Bethel)

KJV Renderings: Aven. See also אוֹן (ʼÔwn) H204, בֵּית אָוֶן (Bêyth ʼÂven) H1007

Senses

a name used contemptuously for the following places of idolatrous worship
1. a city in Egypt, possibly On (Eze 30:17)
2. Bethel with its calf worship (Ho 10:8)
3. A town or region in Syria (Am 1:5)

Strong's	Original	Transliteration	Derivation	Definition	KJV Renderings
H1007	בֵּית אָוֶן	Bêyth ʼÂven	from בַּיִת (bayith) H1004 and אָוֶן (ʼâven) H205; house of vanity	Beth-Aven, a place in Palestine	Beth-aven
H204	אוֹן	ʼÔwn	or (shortened); אֹן (ʼÔn); of Egyptian derivation	On, a city of Egypt	On
H205	אָוֶן	ʼâven	from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught)	strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol	affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare אַיִן (ʼayin) H369

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