Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H5766

Strong's H5766 · Hebrew

עֶוֶל

ʻevel · /eh'-vel/

Number
H5766
Language
Hebrew
Original word
עֶוֶל
Transliteration
ʻevel
Pronunciation
eh'-vel
KJV occurrences
51 verses

Definition

(moral) evil

KJV: iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).

Root / derivation: or עָוֶל; and (feminine) עַוְלָה; or עוֹלָה; or עֹלָה; from H5765 (עֲוַל);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered עֶוֶל across 51 verses.

iniquity35×
wickedness7×
unrighteousness3×
unjust2×
iniquities1×
perverseness1×
unjustly1×
unrighteously1×
wicked1×
wickedly1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

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

Leviticus2 verses
Deuteronomy2 verses
2 Samuel2 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse
2 Chronicles1 verse
Job12 verses
Job 5:16

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Job 6:29

Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it. in it: that is, in this matter

Job 6:30

Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? my taste: Heb. my palate

Job 11:14

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

Job 13:7

Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

Job 15:16

How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

Job 22:23

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

Job 24:20

The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

Job 27:4

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

Job 34:10

Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. men: Heb. men of heart

Job 34:32

That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

Job 36:23

Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

Psalms12 verses
Psalms 7:3

O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

Psalms 37:1

A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Psalms 43:1

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. ungodly: or, unmerciful the deceitful: Heb. a man of deceit and iniquity

Psalms 53:1

To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

Psalms 58:2

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

Psalms 64:6

They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. they: or, we are consumed by that which they have throughly searched a diligent: Heb. a search searched

Psalms 82:2

How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

Psalms 89:22

The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

Psalms 92:15

To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Psalms 107:42

The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Psalms 119:3

They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

Psalms 125:3

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. the wicked: Heb. wickedness

Proverbs2 verses
Isaiah1 verse
Jeremiah1 verse
Ezekiel9 verses
Ezekiel 3:20

Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. righteousness which: Heb. righteousnesses

Ezekiel 18:8

He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

Ezekiel 18:24

But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

Ezekiel 18:26

When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

Ezekiel 28:15

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

Ezekiel 28:18

Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

Ezekiel 33:13

When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

Ezekiel 33:15

If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Ezekiel 33:18

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

Hosea1 verse
Micah1 verse
Habakkuk1 verse
Zephaniah2 verses
Malachi1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H5766 (ʻevel) mean?

(moral) evil

How many times does H5766 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H5766 (עֶוֶל) appears in 51 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “iniquity.”

How is ʻevel translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H5766 is rendered as “iniquity” (35×), “wickedness” (7×), “unrighteousness” (3×), “unjust” (2×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word עֶוֶל come from?

or עָוֶל; and (feminine) עַוְלָה; or עוֹלָה; or עֹלָה; from H5765 (עֲוַל);