ʾāwen אָ֫וֶן ‘Aven’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
the same as ʾāwen אָ֫וֶן ‘iniquity’
Roots:
און
ʾāwen pr n loc
Aven = "vanity"
1) a name used contemptuously for the following places of idolatrous worship
1a) a city in Egypt, possibly On (Eze 30:17)
1b) Bethel with its calf worship (Ho 10:8)
1c) A town or region in Syria (Am 1:5)