Quick Definition
ruin
Strong's Definition
a ruin (as if overturned)
Derivation: from H5753 (עָוָה);
KJV Usage: heap.
TWOT Reference: 1577d
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) ruin, heap of ruins
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עִי (i) — ruin. ruin, heap of ruins Also means: be.i (בְּעִי "ruins" H1164)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · עוה
Constructions
ruin = heap of stones ◄ remaining after the total destruction of a town; ≈ associated with hardship and poverty
People
ruined person literally: ruin; hence: = someone whose former state of well-being has been reversed due to misfortune and is now utterly dependent on the help of other people, and especially of God
1 JOB 30:24 RSV "someone in a heap of ruins" = [a] | most other versions lean towards [b] 2 MIC 3:12 MT עִיִּין
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עִי n.[m.] ruin, heap of ruins base