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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)

Mentioned in Ezekiel 30:17

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