BDB5864
I. עַוָּה noun feminine distortion, ruin; — עַוָּה עַוָּה עַוָּה אֲשִׂימֶנָּה Ezek 21:32 (compare √ Pi`el Isa 24:1).
Strong's Lexicon
H5754
H5754 — עַוָּה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H5754 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עַוָּה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | intensive from H5753 abbreviated |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | avvah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `avvah (av-vaw') n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. overthrow |
| KJV Renderings: | X overturn. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB5871
II. עַוָּה, עִוָּה proper name [of a location] city conquered by Assyrians; — עַוָּה 2Kgs 17:24 ( van d. H. עַוָּא) = עִוָּה 2Kgs 18:34; 2Kgs 19:13 = Isa 37:13 ᵐ5 Αια(ν), Ανα, and (2Kgs 19:13) Ουδου, A Αυτα, ᵐ5 L Αιναγ, etc.; site in Northern Syria WklAlttest. Unters. 102 f. Benz; SachauZA xii (1897), 48 proposes Emma (Tab. Pentateuch) = Ἴμμα Ptolsee 15, 15, modern ±Imm between Antioch and Aleppo. — I. עַוָּה see below I. עוה.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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