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H205

אָוֶן

ʼâven [aw-ven'] Noun
Core meaningstrictly nothingness

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H205

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

KJV usage: affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare 369 .
Etymology: from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught );
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

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

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