Strong's H5791 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עָוַת (ʻâvath)

Pronunciation: aw-vath'

POS: aw-vath' Morph: v

Exegesis: a primitive root;

Definition: a primitive root; to wrest; bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.

KJV Usage: bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to be bent, be crooked, bend, make crooked, pervert
• 2. 1a)(Piel)
• 3. 1a1) to make crooked, falsify, pervert, subvert
• 4. 1a2) to bend, make crooked
• 5. 1b) (Pual) thing bent (participle)
• 6. 1c) (Hithpael) to bend oneself

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G91
• GREEK G853
• GREEK G1155
• GREEK G1156
• GREEK G1294
• GREEK G1578
• GREEK G1807
• GREEK G2613
• GREEK G5015

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