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H5753

עָוָה

ʻâvâh [aw-vaw'] Verb
Core meaningto crook

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H5753

to crook , literally or figuratively

KJV usage: do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, × turn, do wickedly, do wrong.
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

crook. Usage: do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, × turn, do wickedly, do wrong. do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, × turn, do wickedly, do wrong.

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