Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H205

Strong's H205 · Hebrew

אָוֶן

ʼâven · /aw-ven'/

Number
H205
Language
Hebrew
Original word
אָוֶן
Transliteration
ʼâven
Pronunciation
aw-ven'
KJV occurrences
78 verses

Definition

strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol

KJV: affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).

Root / derivation: from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אָוֶן across 78 verses.

iniquity47×
vanity6×
wicked6×
affliction3×
mischief3×
unrighteous2×
wickedness2×
evil1×
false1×
idol1×
mourners1×
mourning1×
nought1×
sorrow1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

78 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Numbers1 verse
Deuteronomy1 verse
1 Samuel1 verse
Job13 verses
Job 4:8

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Job 5:6

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; affliction: or, iniquity

Job 11:11

For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

Job 11:14

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

Job 15:35

They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit. vanity: or, iniquity

Job 21:19

God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. his iniquity: that is, the punishment of his iniquity

Job 22:15

Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

Job 31:3

Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

Job 34:8

Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

Job 34:22

There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

Job 34:36

My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men. My: or, My father, let Job be tried

Job 36:10

He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

Job 36:21

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

Psalms29 verses
Psalms 5:5

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. in: Heb. before thine eyes

Psalms 6:8

Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.

Psalms 7:14

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

Psalms 10:7

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. deceit: Heb. deceits vanity: or, iniquity

Psalms 14:4

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

Psalms 28:3

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

Psalms 36:3

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

Psalms 36:4

He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. mischief: or, vanity

Psalms 36:12

There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

Psalms 41:6

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

Psalms 53:4

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

Psalms 55:3

Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

Psalms 55:10

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

Psalms 56:7

Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

Psalms 59:2

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

Psalms 59:5

Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.

Psalms 64:2

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

Psalms 66:18

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Psalms 90:10

The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. The days: Heb. As for the days of our years, in them are seventy years

Psalms 92:7

When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

Psalms 92:9

For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

Psalms 94:4

How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

Psalms 94:16

Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

Psalms 94:23

And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.

Psalms 101:8

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.

Psalms 119:133

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Psalms 125:5

As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.

Psalms 141:4

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

Psalms 141:9

Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs10 verses
Proverbs 6:12

A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

Proverbs 6:18

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

Proverbs 10:29

The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 11:7

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

Proverbs 12:21

There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Proverbs 17:4

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

Proverbs 19:28

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. An: Heb. A witness of Belial

Proverbs 21:15

It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 22:8

He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. the rod: or, with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed

Proverbs 30:20

Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

Isaiah12 verses
Isaiah 1:13

Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. iniquity: or, grief

Isaiah 10:1

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; that write: or, to the writers that write grievousness

Isaiah 29:20

For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

Isaiah 31:2

Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. call: Heb. remove

Isaiah 32:6

For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

Isaiah 41:29

Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. the unrighteous: Heb. the man of iniquity abundantly: Heb. multiply to pardon

Isaiah 58:9

Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

Isaiah 59:4

None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Isaiah 59:6

Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. destruction: Heb. breaking

Isaiah 66:3

He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. lamb: or, kid burneth: Heb. maketh a memorial of

Jeremiah2 verses
Ezekiel1 verse
Hosea3 verses
Amos1 verse
Micah1 verse
Habakkuk2 verses
Zechariah1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H205 (ʼâven) mean?

strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol

How many times does H205 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H205 (אָוֶן) appears in 78 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “iniquity.”

How is ʼâven translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H205 is rendered as “iniquity” (47×), “vanity” (6×), “wicked” (6×), “affliction” (3×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word אָוֶן come from?

from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught);