Strong's Lexicon
aven: Iniquity, trouble, wickedness, sorrow, idolatry, vanity
Original Word:אָוֶן
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:aven
Pronunciation:AH-ven
Phonetic Spelling:(aw-ven')
Definition:Iniquity, trouble, wickedness, sorrow, idolatry, vanity
Meaning:strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol
Word Origin:Derived from an unused root meaning to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught)
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G93 (adikia): Often translated as "iniquity" or "unrighteousness," reflecting a similar concept of moral wrongdoing.
-G3152 (mataiotes): Translated as "vanity" or "futility," capturing the emptiness associated with idolatry and sin.
Usage:The Hebrew word "aven" is often used in the Old Testament to denote iniquity or wickedness, particularly in the context of moral and spiritual corruption. It can also refer to the trouble or sorrow that results from such iniquity. In some contexts, "aven" is associated with idolatry, highlighting the futility and vanity of worshiping false gods. The term underscores the emptiness and destructive nature of sin, emphasizing the moral and spiritual decay that accompanies turning away from God.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, the concept of "aven" was deeply tied to the covenant relationship between God and His people. The Israelites were called to live in obedience to God's laws, and "aven" represented a breach of this covenant through acts of sin and idolatry. The prophets frequently used the term to call the people to repentance, warning them of the consequences of their iniquity. The cultural understanding of "aven" was not just about individual sin but also about the collective moral state of the nation.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom an unused word
Definitiontrouble, sorrow, wickedness
NASB Translationaffliction (1), distress (1), evil (4), false (1), harm (1), idol (1), iniquity (37), misfortune (1), mourners' (1), mourning (1), sorrow (1), trouble (2), unrighteous (1), vanity (1), wicked (6), wickedness (15), wrong (1), wrongdoers (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
85Job 5:6 trouble, sorrow, wickedness — absolute
Numbers 23:21 +; suffix
Genesis 35:18 etc.;
pluralHosea 9:4 —
trouble, sorrowson of my trouble orsorrowGenesis 35:18 (E);Numbers 23:21 (song of Balaam),he doth not behold trouble in Jacob ("" he doth not see misery — — in Isr); often ""Psalm 7:15 (lo he travaileth with trouble "" ,yea he hath conceived misery & brought forth a lie), probably thenceJob 15:35 () =Isaiah 59:4; comparePsalm 10:7;Psalm 55:11;Psalm 90:10;Job 4:8;Job 5:6;Isaiah 10:1 (see ); alsoProverbs 22:8the sower of iniquity shall reap trouble; in this sense elsewhere onlyDeuteronomy 26:14;Proverbs 12:21;Jeremiah 4:15;Habakkuk 3:7;Amos 5:5, plural intensivebread of trouble, sorrow, or mourningHosea 9:4.
idolatryHosea 12:12;Isaiah 41:29;stubbornness is idolatry & (the use of) teraphim1 Samuel 15:23 (poetry source);Hosea 4:15 (for because Bethel, house of God, is given over to idolatry) so alsoHosea 5:8;Hosea 10:5 compareHosea 10:8;Amos 1:5 (Baalbek); read , = On, HeliopolisEzekiel 30:17; — abstract for concrete =idolsIsaiah 66:3.
trouble of iniquity, wickedness,Job 22:15;Job 34:36 =men of trouble, troublers, wicked men; compareProverbs 6:12;Isaiah 55:17;workers of trouble, evil-doers, workers of iniquityJob 31:3;Job 34:8,22;Psalm 5:6; + (16 t. chiefly late Psalms)Proverbs 10:29;Proverbs 21:15;Isaiah 31:2;Hosea 6:8;thoughts of trouble, wicked imaginationsProverbs 6:18;Isaiah 59:7;Jeremiah 4:14; often of words & thoughtsJob 11:11 + (5 t.)Psalm 36:5 + (9 t.)Proverbs 17:4;Proverbs 19:28;Proverbs 30:20;Isaiah 29:20;Isaiah 32:6;Isaiah 58:9;Isaiah 59:6;Ezekiel 11:2;Micah 2:1;Habakkuk 1:3;Zechariah 10:2;Isaiah 1:13I cannot bear iniquity with the solemn meeting (RV & most modern; AVit is iniquity, even the solemn meeting).
sorrow, see .
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourner, naught,
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'ayin.
see HEBREW'ayin
Forms and Transliterations
אָ֑וֶן אָ֔וֶן אָ֖וֶן אָ֗וֶן אָ֙וֶן֙ אָ֛וֶן אָ֝֗וֶן אָ֣וֶן אָ֤וֶן ׀ אָ֥וֶן אָ֭וֶן אָֽוֶן׃ אוֹנ֑וֹ אוֹנִ֣ים אוֹנִים֙ אוֹנֵֽךְ׃ אוֹנָ֗ם און און׃ אונו אונים אונך׃ אונם בְאֹנִ֜י באני הָאָ֑וֶן האון וְאָ֖וֶן וְאָ֥וֶן וָאָ֑וֶן וָאָֽוֶן׃ ואון ואון׃ לְאָֽוֶן׃ לאון׃ מֵאָֽוֶן׃ מאון׃ ’ā·wen ’āwen ’ō·w·nām ’ō·w·nêḵ ’ō·w·nîm ’ō·w·nōw ’ōwnām ’ōwnêḵ ’ōwnîm ’ōwnōw aven ḇə’ōnî ḇə·’ō·nî hā’āwen hā·’ā·wen haAven lə’āwen lə·’ā·wen leAven mê’āwen mê·’ā·wen meAven oNam oNech oNim oNo vaAven veAven veoNi wā’āwen wā·’ā·wen wə’āwen wə·’ā·wen
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