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ʿāwā עָוָהAto twist, Bto pervert’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: עָוָה, עָוָה

ʿāwā v
A1) to bend, twist, distort
 1a) (Niphal) to be bent, be bowed down, be twisted, be perverted
 1b) (Piel) to twist, distort
 1c) (Hiphil) to do perversely
B1) to commit iniquity, do wrong, pervert
 1a) (Qal) to do wrong, commit iniquity
 1b) (Hiphil) to commit iniquity

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 20:30 2 Samuel 7:14, 24:17, 19:20 1 Kings 8:47 Isaiah 21:3, 24:1 Jeremiah 9:4, 3:21 Psalms 106:6, 38:7 Proverbs 12:8 Job 33:27 Lamentations 3:9 Esther 1:16 Daniel 9:5 2 Chronicles 6:37

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