H5766 - עֶוֶל (ʻevel)

H5766 עֶוֶל (ʻevel) eh'-vel

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

(moral) evil

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

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

TWOT Reference: 1580a,b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) injustice, unrighteousness, wrong

1a) violent deeds of injustice

1b) injustice (of speech)

1c) injustice (generally)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G92 G93 G93 G94 G94 G459 G1386 G2556 G5337

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עֹלָה / עוֹלָה / עַוְלָה / עָוֶל / עֶוֶל ‛evel / ‛âvel / ‛avlâh / ‛ôlâh BDB Definition: 1) injustice, unrighteousness, wrong 1a) violent deeds of injustice 1b) injustice (of speech) 1c) injustice (generally) Part of Speech: noun masculine or feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5765 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1580a, 1580b Total KJV Occurrences: 53

Bible Occurrences (52)

19:15 19:35

25:16 32:4

3:34 7:10

17:9

19:7

5:16 6:29 6:30 11:14 13:7 15:16 22:23 24:20 27:4 34:10 34:32 36:23

7:3 37:1 43:1 53:1 58:2 64:6 82:2 89:22 92:15 107:42 119:3 125:3

22:8 29:27

59:3 61:8

2:5

3:20 18:8 18:24 18:26 28:15 28:18 33:13 33:15 33:18

10:13

3:10

2:12

3:5 3:13

2:6

Leviticus 19:15

You must not pervert... justice; you must not show partiality... to the poor or favoritism... to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

Leviticus 19:35

You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.

Deuteronomy 25:16

For everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 32:4

[He is] the Rock, His work... is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright [is] He.

2 Samuel 3:34

Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered.... As a man falls before the wicked, [so also] you fell. And all the people wept over him even more.

2 Samuel 7:10

And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning

1 Chronicles 17:9

2 Chronicles 19:7

And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality... or bribery....”