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ʿī עִי ‘ruin’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿāwā עָוָה ‘to twist / to pervert’
Roots: עוה

ʿī n, m
1) ruin, heap of ruins

Mentioned in Jeremiah 26:18 Micah 1:6, 3:12 Psalms 79:1

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