Proverbs 19:28

עֵ֣ד

Root word witness, witnesses

Dictionary form: עֵד · ade

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: witness

witness ×23 witnesses ×10 a witness ×3 are witnesses ×3 is witness ×3 are my witnesses ×2 is a witness ×2 of the witnesses ×2

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witness — Modernized core rendering; fits legal and covenantal contexts.

testifier — Emphasizes the active role of giving testimony.

eyewitness — Stress on firsthand, direct observation.

attestor — Formal/legal register; one who formally attests a fact.

testimony-bearer — Highlights the ongoing duty to carry testimony.

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עֵד₆₉ noun masculine^{Deut 17:6} witness (probably from reiterating, hence emphatically affirming); — ׳ע absolute Gen 31:48 +, construct Exod 20:16 +; suffix עֵדִי Job 16:19 plural עֵדִים Num 35:30 +, construct עֵדֵי Ps 27:12; Ps 35:11 suffix עֵדַי Isa 43:10; Isa 43:12, etc.; —

1. witness, testimony, evidence, of things: heap of stones Gen 31:44; Gen 31:48; Gen 31:52 (JE), torn animal Exod 22:12 (E), song of Moses Deut 31:19; Deut 31:21 (J), law-book vDeut 31:26 (D), witness of ׳י against Israel; altar east of Jordan, with בֵּין, Josh 22:27; Josh 22:28; Josh 22:34 (P), compare Isa 19:20 Job's evil condition Job 16:8 the moon Ps 89:38.

2. witness, a person:
a. God, in heaven for Job Job 16:19 on earth, for Samuel 1Sam 12:5 (twice in verse) + v1Sam 12:6 ᵐ5 Th and most, Jeremiah Jer 42:5 see also 1Sam 20:12 (insert עֵד before ׳י ᵑ6 Dr Bu Kit Löhr HPS); against persons Jer 29:23; Mal 3:5, nations Mic 1:2 between (בֵּין persons Gen 31:50 (E).
b. Davidic dyn., to nations Isa 55:4.
c. witnesses, of transfer of property Jer 32:10; Jer 32:12; Jer 32:25; Jer 32:44, betrothal Ruth 4:9; Ruth 4:10; Ruth 4:11 usually of testimony in court, and in civil and social relations, with בְּ against, Num 5:13; Josh 24:22; 1Sam 12:5 +, with קום rise up against Ps 27:12; Ps 35:11 עָנָה עֵד שֶׁקֶר בְּ answer (in court) as a false witness against Exod 20:16 = עֵד שָׁוְא Deut 5:17; Prov 25:18 לְפִי עֵדִים Num 35:30 (P); עַלפִּֿי עֵדִ(יםׅ Deut 17:6 (twice in verse) at the mouth of witnesses, so Deut 19:15 (twice in verse). — False witness is שֶׁקֶר ׳ע Exod 20:16; Deut 19:18 (twice in verse); Ps 27:12; Prov 6:19; Prov 14:5 שְׁקָרִים ׳ע Prov 12:17; Prov 19:5; Prov 19:9 כְּזָבִים ׳ע Prov 21:28 חִנָּם ׳ע Prov 24:28 בְּלִיַּעַל ׳ע Prov 19:28 חָמָס ׳ע witness of (i.e. supporting) violence Exod 23:1 (E) Deut 19:16; Ps 35:11. Faithful witness is אֱמוּנִים ׳ע Prov 14:5 אֱמֶת ׳ע Jer 42:5; Prov 14:25.

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[שָֽׂהֲדוּ] noun feminine testimony (√ שְׂהַד = ᵑ7 סְהַד testify, Syriac , Arabic testify, compare Biblical Hebrew [שָׂהֵד] (once, as loan-word) K^{Aramaic 86}; Egyptian Aramaic plural שהדיאֹ witnesses Cooke⁴⁰⁴ S-C^{A. 15} + often); — emphatic שָֽׂהֲדוּתָא Gen 31:47 (|| Biblical Hebrew עֵד).

witness, witnesses

ʿēd

concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e., prince

witness

witness, testimony, evidence (of things)

בְּ֭לִיַּעַל

Root word belial, wicked, ungodly, evil, men, …

Dictionary form: בְּלִיַּעַל · beh-lih-ya-AL

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: an ungodly

of belial ×13 an ungodly ×2 of ungodly men ×2 wicked ×2 a naughty ×1 a wicked ×1 an evil ×1 and men of belial ×1

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worthless — Most literal; fits individuals or groups broadly.

wicked — Moral evil emphasis; good for narrative and legal contexts.

vile — Strong contempt; suits poetic or rhetorical condemnation.

scoundrel — Colloquial; ideal for 'son/man of belial' idiom.

evil — General-purpose; slightly weaker moral force than 'wicked'.

Belial — Retain as proper name when demonic/personified sense is clear.

BDB1129 H1100

בְּלִיַּ֫עַל₂₇ noun [masculine] worthlessness (compound בְּלִי not, without and יַעַל worth, use, profit) — ׳בּ Deut 13:14 + 20 t.; בְּלִיָּ֑עַל Ps 101:3 + 5 t.; — the quality of being useless, good for nothing.

1. abstract אִישׁ (ה)בליעל, אַנְשֵׁי הבליעל, worthless, good-for-nothing, base fellows 1Sam 25:25; 2Sam 16:7; 2Sam 20:1; 1Kgs 21:13; Prov 16:27 = ׳בֶּןבֿ 1Sam 25:17, ׳בְּנֵי ב Deut 13:14; Judg 19:22; Judg 20:13; 1Sam 2:12; 1Sam 10:27; 1Kgs 21:10; 1Kgs 21:13; 2Chr 13:7 ׳בַּת ב 1Sam 1:16 (drunken woman); ׳עֵד ב base witness Prov 19:28 ׳דְּבַר ב base, wicked thing Ps 41:9 (yet compare 3 below), Ps 101:3 (add probably also 1Sam 29:10, so ᵐ5 We Dr); ׳דָּבָרב֗֗֗ (elliptical and in apposition) Deut 15:9.

2. concrete elliptical of ׳אישׁ ב 2Sam 23:6; Job 34:18 כָּלאִֿישׁ רַע וּבְלִיַּעַל 1Sam 30:22 אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל Prov 6:12.

3. ruin, destruction: so Ps 41:9 according to De Che and others, but see above; ׳יֹעֵץ ב counsellor of ruin Nah 1:11 ׳ב alone a man of ruin, destroyer Nah 2:1 ׳נַחֲלֵי ב floods of destruction (|| שְׁאוֺל) 2Sam 22:5 = Ps 18:5.

belial, wicked, ungodly, evil, men, …

bĕliyyaʿal

without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness

worthlessness

worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable, base fellow

יָלִ֣יץ

Root word scorner, scorners, interpreter, scorneth, scornful, …

Dictionary form: לוּץ · loots

Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: scorneth

a scorner ×5 and the scorner ×2 scorneth ×2 and the scorners ×1 and thy teachers ×1 but a scorner ×1 by an interpreter ×1 for scorners ×1

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mocker — Most natural modern noun; suits Proverbs' wisdom literature.

scoffer — Slightly formal; implies open contempt and ridicule.

scorner — Modernized KJV; retains traditional flavor for study Bibles.

cynic — Captures habitual dismissiveness; better in narrative contexts.

interpreter — Use only where diplomatic or mediating sense is in view.

ambassador — Rare; for diplomatic/envoy contexts in historical texts.

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[לִיץ] verb scorn (Late Hebrew id.; verb not in cognates; compare Phoenician מלץ interpreter CIS²²; CIS⁴⁴; CIS⁸⁸; Arabic is turn aside (intransitive); hence perhaps properly speak indirectly or obliquely, Fl^{De Pr.1, 6}); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine לַצְתָּ Prov 9:12 Imperfect יָלִיץ Prov 3:34 + 2 t.; Participle לֵץ Prov 9:7 + 11 t.; plural לֵצִים Ps 1:1 + 3 t.; — scorn, וְלַצְתָּ לְבַדְּךָ תִשָּׂא Prov 9:12 if thou scornest thou alone shalt bear it (opposed to חָכַמְתָּ), with accusative Prov 14:9; Prov 19:28 with לְ, לַלֵּצִים הוּאיָֿלִיץ scorners he (God) scorneth Prov 3:34 הַלֵּץ the scorner is proud and haughty Prov 21:24, delights in scorning Prov 1:22, is incapable of discipline Prov 9:7, reproof Prov 9:8 is Prov 15:12, or rebuke is Prov 13:1, cannot find wisdom Prov 14:6 is an abomination Prov 24:9, should be avoided Ps 1:1 smitten and punished for the benefit of the simple Prov 19:25; Prov 21:11 and banished for the removal of contention Prov 22:10 judgment is prepared for him Prov 19:29 || עָרִיץ Isa 29:20 wine is a scorner Prov 20:1. —

Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine plural suffix הֱלִיצֻנִי Ps 119:51 Participle מֵלִיץ Gen 42:23; Job 33:23 plural construct מְלִיצֵי 2Chr 32:31 suffix מְלִיצַי Job 16:20 מְלִיצֶיךָ Isa 43:27 —

1. deride Job 16:20; Ps 119:51.

2. Participle interpreter Gen 42:23 (E); figurative of intermediaries between God and man, Job 33:28; Isa 43:27 ambassador 2Chr 32:31. Po`lel Participle plural לֹצֲצִים (מְ dropped Kö^{ii. 479}) scorners Hos 7:5. Hithpa`el Imperfect תִּתְלוֺצָ֑צוּ act as a scorner, shew oneself a mocker, Isa 28:22.

scorner, scorners, interpreter, scorneth, scornful, …

lûṣ

properly, to make mouths at, i.e., to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede

to scorn, make mouths at, talk arrogantly

(Qal)

to boast

to mock, deride

interpreter (participle)

מִשְׁפָּ֑ט

Root word judgment, judgments, manner, right, cause, …

Dictionary form: מִשְׁפָּט · mish-PAWT

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: judgment

judgment ×62 of judgment ×22 my judgments ×20 and judgment ×16 in judgment ×14 thy judgments ×13 and judgments ×12 after the manner ×10

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justice — Best for contexts of fair treatment or legal equity.

judgment — Modernizes KJV; suits judicial decisions or rulings.

ordinance — Prefer for codified legal statutes or divine decrees.

right — Use when emphasizing entitlement or what is due.

custom — Good for social or cultural norms and practices.

sentence — Specific to formal verdicts pronounced by a judge.

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מִשְׁפָּט₄₂₂ noun masculine^{Gen 40:13} judgment; — absolute מִשְׁפָּט Exod 21:31 + 203 t., + לְשְִׁ֯פָּט Ezek 44:24 (but read Kt לִשְׁפֹּט with ᵐ5 ᵑ7 ᵑ6 Co and others); construct מִשְׁפַּט Exod 23:6 + 50 t.; suffix מִשְׁפָּטִי Isa 40:27 +; מִשְׁפָּטָם Jer 49:12 +; מִשְׁפָּטָן Num 27:5 plural מִשְׁפָּטִים Jer 4:12 + 34 t.; suffix מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ Deut 33:10 +, etc.; —

1. judgment:
a. act of deciding a case: ׳מ be-longeth to God Deut 1:17, is from him Prov 16:33; Prov 29:26 ׳אֱלֹהֵי הַמּ Mal 2:17 ׳חשֶׁן מ Exod 28:15 the pouch of judgment, so vExod 28:29 vExod 28:30 (P); worn on heart of Aaron vExod 28:30 (P); צֶדֶק ׳מ Deut 16:18 ׳הֵבִין מ Job 32:9 ׳שׁפט מ 1Kgs 3:28 ׳עשׂה מ 1Kgs 3:28 ׳דְּבַר (ה)מ Deut 17:9; 2Chr 19:6 ׳רוח מ Isa 28:6 במשׁפט Lev 19:15; Lev 19:35 (H) Deut 1:17; Prov 16:10; Prov 24:23 חאורים ׳במ Num 27:21 (P); למשׁפט Num 35:12; Josh 20:6 (P) Deut 17:8; Judg 4:5; 2Sam 15:2; 2Sam 15:6; 2Chr 19:8; Isa 34:5; Isa 41:1; Isa 54:17; Isa 59:11; Hab 1:12; Mal 3:5; Ps 9:8; Ps 35:23; Ps 76:10; Ps 122:5; Job 9:19 (Ezek 44:24 see above).
b. place, court seat of judgment Deut 25:1; 1Kgs 7:7; Isa 28:6; Eccl 3:16.
c. process, procedure, litigation before judges: ׳הֵבִיא במ Job 14:3; Eccl 11:9; Eccl 12:14 ׳בא במ, with עם Isa 3:14; Job 22:4, with את Ps 143:2, with יחדו Job 9:32, ׳חלד במ Job 34:23, compare Ezek 34:16; Ps 112:5 plural דבּר משׁפטים, with את litigate with Jer 1:16; Jer 4:12; Jer 12:1; Jer 39:5 = Jer 52:9, singular מִשְׁפָּט in || 2Kgs 25:6, by error.
d. case or cause presented for judgment: ׳בעל מ Isa 50:8 ׳ערךְ מ Job 13:18; Job 23:4 ׳שׁמע מ 1Kgs 3:11 ׳שׁפט מ Lam 3:59, compare Num 27:5 (P) 2Sam 15:4.
e. sentence, decision of judgment: כן משׁפטךָ 1Kgs 20:40 thus is thy sentence; ׳עת ומ Eccl 8:5; Eccl 8:6 time and sentence; ׳על מ Deut 17:11 according to the sentence; מָוֶת ׳מ Deut 19:6; Deut 21:22; Jer 26:11; Jer 26:16 דמים ׳מ Ezek 7:23, compare Hab 1:4 (twice in verse); Ps 7:7; Ps 17:2; Ezek 23:45 plural only Ezek 16:68 משׁפטֵי נאפות; Hos 6:5 read singular מִשְׁפָּטִי בָאוֺד for מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ אוֺר after ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Ew Hi Che and most modern feminine execution of judgment, in general, ׳עשׂה מ, with בֵּין Jer 7:5; Ezek 18:8, compare Deut 32:41; Zeph 3:8 with בְּ against Ps 119:84; Ps 149:9 ב omitted Ps 9:17; Ezek 39:21, בא אל ׳מ Jer 48:21, ׳ברוח מ Isa 4:4, מואב ׳מ Jer 48:47, compare Isa 53:8; Jer 51:9; Hos 5:1; Hos 5:11; Hos 10:4; Job 36:17 plural Isa 26:8; Isa 26:9; Ezek 5:8; Zeph 3:15; Ps 10:5 in favour of, עשׂה משׁפטִי Mic 7:9; Ps 9:5 לעשׁוקים ׳מ Ps 146:7 והציל ׳דין מ Jer 21:12, compare Zech 7:9; Zech 8:16 plural Ps 48:12 = Ps 97:8; Ps 6; Ps 5; Ps 7 = 1Chr 16:12; 1Chr 16:14.
g. time of judgment, ׳לִא יקומו במ Ps 1:5 (late; probably judgment of the resurrection).

2. attribute of the שֹׁפֵט, justice, right, rectitude:
a. of God, ׳אלהי מ Isa 30:18 ׳הֲשֹׁפֵט כָּלהָֿאָרֶץ לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה מ Gen 18:25 (J), compare Job 40:8; Deut 32:4; Ps 111:7 he loves it Ps 33:5; Ps 37:28; Ps 99:4 ׳צדק ומ Hos 2:21; Ps 89:15 = Ps 97:2 will not pervert it Job 8:3; Job 34:12, compare Job 37:23 כמשׁפטךָ Ps 119:149 (|| חסדךָ); מִשְׁפָּֽטְךָ תְּהוֺם רָבָּה Ps 36:7 (read singular).
b. of man: ׳אַשְׁרֵי שֹׁמְרֵי מ Ps 106:8 (|| צדקה); the tongue of the wise speaketh ׳מ Ps 37:30 so of thoughts ׳מ Prov 12:5 put on ׳מ as robe Job 29:14, chosen Job 34:4 ׳עשׂה מ: God requires that man should do it Mic 6:8; Isa 1:17; Isa 56:1, compare Isa 61:8 it is the joy of the righteous Prov 21:15 rulers should know it Mic 3:1, compare Prov 29:4 wicked ruler ׳שׂוֺנֵא מ Job 34:17 abhors it Mic 3:9, compare Prov 19:28; Prov 21:7; Prov 28:5.

3. ordinance promulgated by שֹׁפֵט: 1Sam 8:9; 1Sam 8:11; 1Sam 10:25 (law of king); Levitical ordinances Lev 5:10; Lev 9:16 + 13 t. P, 1Chr 15:13; 1Chr 24:19; 2Chr 4:7; 2Chr 4:20; 2Chr 8:14; 2Chr 35:13; Neh 8:18 ׳חק ומ Exod 15:25; Josh 24:25 (E) 1Sam 30:25, compare Ps 81:5 ׳חקת מ Num 27:11; Num 35:29 (P); divine law in general יהוה ׳מ Jer 8:7 ׳מ אלהים Isa 58:2; Jer 5:4; Jer 5:5 (|| דֶּרֶךְ), compare Ps 25:9 || תורה Isa 42:4; Isa 51:4; Ezra 7:10 compare Zeph 2:3; Ps 119:43; Ps 119:160 plural of particular ordinances Deut 33:10; Deut 33:21 (poem), Isa 58:2; Ezek 44:24; Ps 19:10; Ps 119:7 + 16 t., Ps 147:20.

4. decision of the שֹׁפֵט in a case of law (see Br^{Hexateuch 252 sq}.): singular of particular decision of a case Exod 21:31 (E); plural of series of decisions Exod 21:1; Exod 24:3 (JE) Deut 7:12 (D²); in covt. code and D, collection of pentads in conditional or temporal compare, with כּי or אם in D, and subject in combination, חקים ומשׁפטים Deut 4:1. 5. 8. 14. 45 +; in code of H and after, in combination חקות ומשׁפטים, Lev 18:4; Lev 18:5; Lev 18:26; Lev 19:37 +; (the specific type of these laws in H is אִישׁ כִּי, over against נפשׁ כי or אדם כי in code of P, see Br^{Hexateuch 254 f.}); other combinations, redactional and later, Lev 26:46; Num 36:13; Deut 30:16; 2Kgs 17:37; 2Chr 33:8; Neh 9:13; Ps 18:23; Ps 89:31; Ps 147:19.

5. one's (legal) right, privilege, due: הַכּהֲנִים ׳מ Deut 18:3 due of the priests, הַבְּכֹרָה ׳מ Deut 21:17 ׳מ הַגְּאֻלָּה Jer 32:7 right of redemption; הַיְרֻשָּׁה ׳מ vJer 32:8 ׳הִטָּה מ Exod 23:6 (E) wrest right, so Deut 16:19; Deut 23:6; Deut 24:17; Deut 27:19; Deut 1:3; , compare Prov 18:5 יְתוֺם ׳מ Deut 10:18 אביון ׳מ Exod 23:6 (E) Jer 5:28; Ps 140:13 עניים׳מ Isa 10:2; Job 36:6 ׳הסיר מ Job 27:2; Job 34:5, compare Isa 40:27; Isa 49:4.

6. a. proper, fitting, measure 1Kgs 5:8 fitness Isa 28:26; Isa 40:14 (of fitness in the order of nature; compare Di).
b. custom, manner: הכהנים ׳מ 1Sam 2:13 custom of the priests (rightful due, according to Th We Dr and most); מִשְׁפָּטוֺ 1Sam 27:11 his (David's) custom; ׳מ הגוים 2Kgs 17:33 manner of the nations, compare 2Kgs 17:26; 2Kgs 17:27 (Rs^{sem. 1, 24, 2nd ed. 23}); ׳כמ after the manner, custom, fashion (of) Gen 40:13; Exod 21:9 (E) Judg 18:7; 1Kgs 18:28; 2Kgs 11:14; 2Kgs 17:34; 1Chr 6:17; Ezek 42:11; Ps 119:132.
c. מה משׁפט Judg 13:12 what manner of a boy, compare 2Kgs 1:7.
d. plan . . . of the tabernacle Exod 26:30 (P); temple 1Kgs 6:38 palace Jer 30:18.

judgment, judgments, manner, right, cause, …

mišpāṭ

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

judgment, justice, ordinance

judgment

act of deciding a case

וּ פִ֥י

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

פִ֥י

Root word mouth, commandment, edge, according, word, …

Dictionary form: פֶּה · peh

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and the mouth

mouth ×30 the commandment ×26 the mouth ×26 my mouth ×23 his mouth ×21 thy mouth ×18 of his mouth ×17 according to ×14

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mouth — Most literal; use for the physical organ or speech.

command — When פֶּה means an authoritative order or directive.

word — Softer than 'command'; suits spoken declarations or sayings.

edge — Used with swords or blades; 'the edge of the sword'.

according to — Idiomatic prepositional sense; matches proportional or conforming contexts.

speech — Highlights oral/verbal communication rather than the organ itself.

BDB6536 H6310 H6366 H6374

פֶּה₄₈₅ noun masculine^{Josh 9:2} mouth (probably biliteral [פו, פי] Sta^{§ 183}; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician לפי according to; Assyrian pû, mouth; Arabic , , ; Ethiopic ; Syriac according to; but also Arabic , , , Biblical Aramaic פֻּם, ᵑ7 פּוּמָא; Syriac ; Mandean פומא Nö^{M § 87}); — absolute ׳פ Exod 4:10 +, construct פִּי Isa 1:20 +; suffix 1 singular פִּי Gen 45:12 +, 2 masculine singular פִּיךָ Gen 41:40 +, 3 masculine singular פִּיו Gen 25:28 +, פִּיהוּ Exod 4:15 +, 3 masculine plural פִּיהֶם Judg 7:6 +, פִּימוֺ Ps 17:10 + 2 t., etc.; plural פִּיּוֺת Prov 5:4, (שְׁנֵי) פֵיוֺת Judg 3:16, פִּיפִיּוֺת Isa 41:15; Ps 149:6 פִּים 1Sam 13:21 (corrupt, see Dr and others); —

1. a. mouth, of man, organ of eating and drinking Gen 25:28; Judg 7:6; 1Sam 14:26; 1Sam 14:27; Neh 9:20; Prov 19:24 = Prov 26:15 +; figurative as finding things sweet Job 20:12; Ps 119:103 figurative of earth Gen 4:11, swallowing Korah, etc. Num 16:30; Num 16:32; Num 26:10; Deut 11:6 figurative also of Sh®°ôl, וּפָֽעֲרָה פִיהָ Isa 5:14, compare Ps 69:16.
b. external organ, וַיָּשֶׂם פִּיו עַלפִּֿיו 2Kgs 4:34; Prov 30:20 of kissing 1Kgs 19:18; Song 1:2, וַתִּשַּׁק יָדִי לְפִי Job 31:27 compare phrase שִׂים יָד עַלפֶּֿה (of keeping silence) Judg 18:19; Mic 7:16; Job 21:5, compare Job 29:9; Job 40:4; Prov 30:32 of mocking triumph ׳פָּעַר עָלַי בְּפ Job 16:10 עַל ׳הִרְחִיב פ Ps 35:21; Isa 57:4, also רָחַב פִּי עַל 1Sam 2:1.
c. of ׳י in theoph., sending out fire 2Sam 22:9 = Ps 18:9.

2. a. much oftener, as organ of speech, of man: ׳פ speaks Gen 45:12; 2Sam 1:16; Isa 9:16; Job 9:20; Job 15:5; Job 15:6; Ps 37:30 +; speak בְּמוֺפִֿי Job 19:16 open ׳פ, ׳אֶליֿ Judg 11:35; Judg 11:36, absolute Job 3:1; Job 33:2 +; shut ׳פ (be silent) Isa 52:15, compare ׳חָשַׂךְ פ Job 7:11, and (of iniquity, personified) ׳קָצַף פ Job 5:16; Ps 107:42 guard ׳פ, Prov 13:3 (נָצַר), Prov 21:23 (שָׁמַר), compare ׳שָׁמַר פִּתְחֵי פ Mic 7:5, also Ps 39:2 (see שׁמר); words, etc., are in (ב) mouth 2Sam 17:5; 2Sam 18:25; Deut 30:14; 1Kgs 17:24 ׳שִׂים דְּבָרִים בְּפ 2Sam 14:3; 2Sam 14:19; Exod 4:15, also (God subject) Num 22:38; Num 23:12; Num 23:16 +; of utterance ׳יָצָא מִפּ Judg 11:36; Num 30:3; Num 32:24; +; depart from mouth (cease to be mentioned) ׳מוּשׁ מִפּ Josh 1:8; Isa 59:21, compare ׳נִכְרַת מִפּ Jer 7:28, לֹא יִשָּׁמַע עַלפִּֿיךָ Exod 23:13 ׳אִמְרֵי פ Deut 32:1 words of my mouth, so Job 8:2; Ps 19:15; Ps 54:4 ׳דְּבְרֵי פ Ps 36:4; Eccl 10:12 of agency, ׳כְּפּ by the mouth of 2Chr 36:21; 2Chr 36:22 = ׳מִפּ Ezra 1:1 דִּכֶּר פִּיו עִםפִּֿיו Jer 32:4 speak mouth to mouth = Jer 34:3 ׳פ = speech, sayings Isa 29:13; Ps 49:14; Eccl 10:3 ׳כְּבַד פ Exod 4:10 heavy of speech (not eloquent); ׳אֶהְיֶה עִםפֿ vExod 4:12 vExod 4:15, i.e. aid thee in speaking; ׳יִהְיֶהלְּֿךָ לְפ vExod 4:16 he shall be mouth for thee; מִפִּיו יִקְרָא אֵלַי Jer 36:18, i.e. dictate; ׳כָּתַב מִפּ see כָּתַב 1 b (3); bad qualities ascribed to it, ׳עִקְּשׁוּת פ Prov 4:24; Prov 6:12 פִּי תַהְפֻּכוֺת Prov 8:13 פֶּה חָלָק Prov 26:28 ׳אַלתַּֿגְדֵּל פ Obad 1:12, compare Mic 6:12; Ezek 35:13.
b. as laughing Job 8:21; Ps 126:2 panting Ps 119:131.
c. of God; his mouth speaks Isa 1:20; Isa 40:5; Jer 9:11 +; he speaks ׳בְּפ 1Kgs 8:15; 1Kgs 8:34 word proceeds ׳מִפּ Deut 8:3; Isa 45:23 +; פֶּה אֶלפֶּֿה אֲדַכֵּר כּוֺ Num 12:8 he creates בְּרוּחַ פִּיו Ps 33:6 he executes judgment כְּשֵׁבֶט פִּיו Isa 11:4 especially = command: ׳עָבַר אֶתפִּֿי י 1Sam 15:24; Num 14:41, compare Num 22:18; Prov 8:29 ׳פ (אֶתֿ) מָרָה 1Sam 12:14; 1Sam 12:15; Num 20:24; 1Kgs 13:21 +; compare 6 d. d. of idols, Ps 115:5; Ps 136:16; Ps 136:17.
e. of musical instrument = sound Amos 6:5 (compare 6 d).

3. of animals: bird Gen 8:11 (carrying), Isa 10:14 (chirping); ass Num 22:28 (speaking); bear, lion 1Sam 17:35 (seizing), Amos 3:12 (id.), hippop. Job 40:23 (drinking), crocodile Job 41:11; Job 41:13 (breathing flame); also of human foes, under figure of ravenous beasts Ps 22:22; Ezek 21:27; Ezek 34:10 פָּצָה עַל ׳פ Ps 22:14; Lam 2:16; Lam 3:46 hence of edge of sword, חֶרֶב פִּיּוֺת Prov 5:4 a sword with edges (in simile), = ׳ח פִּיפִיּוֺת Ps 149:6 compare Judg 3:16 see also 6 c (2), below; בַּעַל פִּיפִיּוֺת Isa 41:15, of מוֺרַג.

4. mouth = opening, orifice; of well Gen 29:2; Gen 29:3 (twice in verse); Gen 29:8; Gen 29:10 cave Josh 10:18; Josh 10:22; Josh 10:27 ravine, abyss Jer 48:28 (si vera lectio, compare Gie); also of Sh®°ôl Ps 141:7 of a sack Gen 42:27; Gen 43:12; Gen 43:21; Gen 44:1; Gen 44:2; Gen 44:8 ephah Zech 5:8 high-priest's robe Exod 28:32 + 5 t., compare probably Ps 133:2 tunic Job 30:18 of a round opening also 1Kgs 7:31 (3 t. in verse) (on text and meaning see Benz Kit); of mouth of Nile Isa 19:7 (others brink); gate of city Prov 8:3 (but read perhaps לִפְנֵי, see Toy).

5. a. extremity, end פֶּה לָפֶה from end to end, of a temple 2Kgs 10:21 city 2Kgs 21:16, מִפֶּה אֶלפֶּֿה of land Ezra 9:11.
b. = portion, פִּי שְׁנַיִם Deut 21:17; 2Kgs 2:9; Zech 13:8.

6. with prepositions: —
a. אֶל פִּי, see below d (2).
b. כְּפִי:
(a) according to the command of, 1Chr 12:23
(b) according to the mouth of, i.e. in proportion to (compare Assyrian ki-i pi-i, Dl^{HWB 325}), Exod 16:21 they gathered it אִישׁ כְּפִי אָכְלוֺ each in proportion to his eating (Exod 16:16 vExod 16:18 לְפִי), Lev 25:52 כְּפִי שָׁנָיו according to the number of his years (compare vLev 25:16 לְפִי); Num 6:21; Num 7:5 אִישׁ כְּפִי עֲבֹדָתוֺ (so 2Chr 31:2), 2Chr 7:7; 2Chr 7:8; 2Chr 35:8 (all P); Job 33:6 הֵןאֲֿנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל I am in the proportion of thee as regards God, i.e. I stand towards God even as thou dost. As conjunction, כְּפִי אֲשֶׁר, Mal 2:9 כְּפי אֲשֶׁר אֵינְכֶם שֹׁמְרִים אֶתדְּֿרָכַי accusative asye do not keep, etc.; and without אשׁר Zech 2:4 כְּפִי אִישׁלֹֿא נָשָׂא ראֹשׁוֺ in such proportion that none did lift up his head (but We Now אֲשֶׁר for אִישׁ, that it, Judah, did not, etc.).
c. לְפִי, nearly the same with כְּפִי (see לְ 5 i b), but more common (compare Aramaic לְפוּם, ): (1) Gen 47:12 לְפִי הַטָּ֑ף, Exod 12:4 ye shall compute אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֺ each according to his eating (according to the quantity which his family will consume), Exod 16:16; Exod 16:18; Lev 25:16 לְפִי רֹב הַשָּׁנִים, vLev 25:16 vLev 25:51; Lev 27:16 לְפִי זַרְעוֺ, Num 26:54; Josh 18:4; 1Kgs 17:1 except לְפִי דְבָרִי, Hos 10:12 קִצְרוּ לְפִי חֶסֶד (|| לִצְדָקָה), Prov 12:8; Prov 27:2: followed by infinitive Num 9:17 לְפִי הֵעָלוֺת הֶעָנָן = accusative as the cloud was lifted up, Jer 29:10. (2) in the phrase לְפִי חֶרֶב according to the mouth, or measure, of the sword, i.e. as the sword devours, without quarter, Gen 34:26; Exod 17:13; Num 21:24 + often
d. עַל פִּי: (1) according to (עַל 1 f a) the mouth of, i.e.
(a) the command of, Gen 41:40; Gen 45:21; Exod 17:1; Exod 38:21; Num 3:16; Num 3:39 + (especially P), 2Kgs 23:35 (β) the evidence or sentence of, Deut 17:6 עַלפִּֿי עֵד אֶחָד, Deut 19:15; Deut 21:5 (on עַלפִּֿי הַנָּ֑בֶל Amos 6:5, see 2 e above). (2) according to the measure of, in accordance with, Gen 43:7 we told him על פי הדברים האלה according to these words (i.e. the questions Joseph asked), Exod 34:27 in accordance with these words, Lev 27:8 עלפֿי אשׁר תַּשִּׂיג יַד הנֹּדֵר according to what the hand of the vower can reach to, vLev 27:18 (compare לְפִי Lev 25:16; Lev 25:51), Deut 17:10; Deut 17:11; 2Sam 13:32 (but see שׂוּמָה), Prov 22:6 חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר על פי דרכו. In the same sense אֶל פִּי, Josh 15:13; Josh 17:4; Josh 21:3.

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פֻּם noun masculine^{Dan 7:8} mouth (compare Biblical Hebrew פֶּה; on form see K^{§ 61, 2}) M^{§ 76f.}); — ׳פ absolute Dan 7:8; Dan 7:20, construct Dan 4:28 +, suffix פֻּמֵּהּ (on form see K^l.c. Nö^{Zur Gram. d. Class.} Arabic 15 (1896) (expansion of biliteral √), Ba^{ZMG xii (1887), 633 f.}) Dan 7:5 — mouth of king Dan 4:28, lions Dan 6:23, beast (in vision) Dan 7:5, horn (ib.) vDan 7:8 vDan 7:20 mouth of pit Dan 6:18.

פַּס see פסם. below

mouth, commandment, edge, according, word, …

pe

the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to

mouth

mouth (of man)

רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים

Root word wicked, ungodly, wrong, condemned, guilty, …

Dictionary form: רָשָׁע · raw-SHAW

Adjective — masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: of the wicked

of the wicked ×84 the wicked ×68 and the wicked ×10 but the wicked ×9 wicked ×8 unto the wicked ×6 when the wicked ×6 a wicked ×5

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wicked person — Most direct modern rendering; clear moral condemnation.

evildoer — Active nuance; emphasizes harmful deeds over inner character.

ungodly person — Highlights rebellion against God; suits theological contexts.

villain — Vivid and accessible; better for narrative than legal texts.

guilty one — Prefer in legal or judicial settings; forensic connotation.

wrongdoer — Milder tone; useful when moral charge should be understated.

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רָשָׁע₂₆₃ adjective wicked, criminal; — absolute ׳ר Gen 18:23 +; plural רְשָׁעִים Isa 13:11 +; construct רִשְׁעֵי Ps 75:9 + 3 t. feminine singular רְשָׁעָה Ezek 3:18 (strike out Co), vEzek 3:19 (רָשָׁע Co); —

1. usually as substantive, one guilty of crime, deserving punishment; sometimes also wicked; opposed to צַדִּיע; רָשָׁע Exod 2:13; Exod 23:1 (E), Deut 25:2; Prov 17:23; Prov 18:5; Prov 25:5; Job 9:22; Job 9:24 collective Gen 18:23; Gen 18:25 (twice in verse) (J) Mic 6:10; Prov 3:33; Prov 28:4, רשׁעים 1Sam 24:14; Jer 5:26; Prov 19:28; Prov 20:26; Prov 29:12, אנשׁים רשׁעים 2Sam 4:11 (murderers), רָשָׁע לָמוּת Num 35:31 (P) guilty of death, ׳מוֺשֵׁל ר Prov 28:15, compare Prov 29:2, ׳הִצְדִּיק ר Exod 23:7 (E) Isa 5:23; Prov 17:15 ׳הִרְשִׁיעַ ר Deut 25:1; 1Kgs 8:32 = השׁיב לְרָשָׁע 2Chr 6:23 צַדִּיק ׳אמר לר Prov 24:24.

2. guilty of hostility to God or his people, wicked enemies: רשׁע singular Ps 17:13 + 6 t. Psalms; Isa 26:10 collective Ps 9:6; Ps 9:17; Ps 10:2 + 6 t. Psalms; Isa 11:4; Hab 3:13 רשׁעים Ps 3:8; Ps 7:10; Ps 9:18 + 5 t. Psalms; Isa 48:22; Isa 57:20; Isa 57:21; Jer 25:31; Ezek 21:34; Mal 3:21 ( + (possibly) other cases; often hard to decide); specifically of Pharaoh Exod 9:27 (J), Babylon Isa 13:11; Isa 14:5, Chaldeans Hab 1:4; Hab 1:13 || שׂנְאֵי יהוה 2Chr 19:2.

3. guilty of sin, against either God or man, wicked: האנשׁים הרשׁעים Num 16:26 (J, rebellious Korahites), Mal 3:18 (not serving ׳י), opposed to צַדִּיק; singular individual Ezek 3:18 (twice in verse); Ezek 21:30; Ezek 33:8 (twice in verse); Ps 11:5; Ps 32:10; Prov 9:7 +; collective Isa 3:11; Job 34:18; Job 36:6; Job 36:17 plural רשׁעים Isa 53:9; Jer 23:19 = Jer 30:23, Zeph 1:3; Ps 26:5; Prov 10:3; Eccl 8:10 +; || חסֹידים 1Sam 2:9 (Poem), Ps 12:9; Ps 50:16; Ps 97:10; Ps 145:20 || עֹזְבֵי תוֺדָתֶ֑ךָ Ps 119:53 compare V:61, +; ׳אדם ר Prov 11:7; Job 20:29; Job 27:13 ׳אִישׁ ר Prov 21:29 ׳מלאך ר Prov 13:17 זֶרַע רשׁעים Ps 37:28 עֲצַת רשׁעים Ps 1:1; Job 10:3; Job 21:16; Job 22:18 דֶּרֶךְ רשׁעים Jer 12:1; Ps 1:6; Ps 146:9; Prov 4:19; Prov 12:26 דֶּרֶךְ רשׁע Prov 15:9 מִדַּדְכּוֺ הָֽרְשָׁעה Ezek 3:18; Ezek 3:19 (but see, Co, above); רִשְׁעֵי (ה)ארץ Ps 75:9; Ps 101:8; Ps 119:119; Ezek 7:21 (ᵐ5 Co עריצי). — is rare before exile; chiefly Ezekiel Psalms Wisdom Literature.

wicked, ungodly, wrong, condemned, guilty, …

rāšāʿ

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

wicked, criminal

guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)

יְבַלַּע

Root word up, destroy, down, swallowed, devoured, …

Dictionary form: בָּלַע · baw-LA

Verb — Piel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: devoureth

and devoured ×2 and swallowed them up ×2 devoureth ×2 he hath swallowed up ×2 and destroy ×1 and he will destroy ×1 and swallow them up ×1 and swallowed them up together ×1

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swallow — Most direct modern equivalent; best for literal contexts.

devour — Vivid, aggressive consumption; suits predatory or violent imagery.

engulf — Implies total overwhelming; good for floods, chaos, or disaster.

consume — Broader destruction; fits fire, war, or abstract ruin.

destroy — Emphasizes end result over the act; suits judicial or divine judgment.

swallow up — Retains idiomatic completeness; use when totality must be stressed.

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בָּלַע verb swallow down, swallow up, engulf (idea of quickness, suddenness) (Late Hebrew id., Arabic swallow, Ethiopic eat, Aramaic בְּלַע, ; Assyrian bêlû, Pi`el destroy Zim^{BP 27}) —

Qal Perfect בָּלַע Job 20:15, suffix בְּלָעַנִי Jer 51:34 (Qr, compare ᵐ5 Kt נוּ-); 3 feminine singular בָּֽלְעָה Num 16:30 3 plural suffix בְּלָעוּנוּ Ps 124:3 Imperfect יִבְלָ֑ע Job 20:18, וַיִּבְלַע Exod 7:12, suffix יִבְלָעֶנָּה Isa 28:4 3 feminine singular וַתִּבְלַע Num 16:32 + 2 t.; suffix תִּבְלָעֵנִי Ps 69:16, תִּבְלָעֵנוּ Num 16:34, וַתִּבְלָעֵם Deut 11:6, תִּבְלָעֵמוֺ Exod 15:12 3 masculine plural suffix יִבְלָעֻהוּ Hos 8:7 3 feminine plural וַתִּבְלַעְנָה Gen 41:7, וַתִּבְלַעְןָ Gen 41:24 1 plural suffix נִבְלָעֵם Prov 1:12 Infinitive לִבְלֹעַ Jonah 2:1 suffix בִּלְעִי Job 7:19 —

1. swallow down, with accusative Job 7:19; Isa 28:4, subject דָּג Jonah 2:1 subject שִׁבֳּלִים Gen 41:7; Gen 41:24 מַטֶּה Exod 7:12.

2. swallow up, engulf, subject אֶרֶץ Exod 15:12; Num 16:30; Num 16:32; Num 16:34; Num 26:10; Deut 11:6; Ps 106:17 figurative of greed Job 20:15 (object חַיִל; opposed to קיא vomit); of violence, extortion Prov 1:12 (כִּשְׁאוֺל); of devastation by enemy Hos 8:7; Jer 51:34; Ps 124:3 over-whelming by calamity Ps 69:16 (subject מצולה); of full enjoyment, profit Job 20:18 (no object) Niph`al Perfect נִבְלַע Hos 8:8, נִבְלְעוּ Isa 28:7 — swallowed up, i.e. devastated Hos 8:8 engulfed by wine (yet compare Pi`el Isa 3:12) Isa 28:7 (מןהֿיין ׳נ, || שָׁגוּ בַשֵּׁכָר). Pi`el Perfect בִּלַּע Isa 25:8 + 3 t.; וּבִלַּע consecutive Isa 25:7 3 plural בִּלֵּ֑עוּ Isa 3:12 1 plural בִּלָּ֑עְנוּ Lam 2:16, suffix בִּלַּעֲנוּהוּ Ps 35:25 Imperfect יְבַלַּעֿ Prov 19:28, suffix 3 masculine singular יְבַלְּעֶנּוּ Job 8:18; Prov 21:20 יְבַלְּעֵם Ps 21:10 3 feminine singular suffix 3 masculine singular תְּבַלְּעֶנּוּ Eccl 10:12 2 masculine singular תְּבַלַּע 2Sam 20:19, suffix וַתְּבַלְּעֵנִי Job 10:8 1 singular אֲבַלַּע 2Sam 20:20, אֲבַלֵּ֑עַ Isa 19:3 Imperative בַּלַּע Ps 55:10 Infinitive בַּלַּע Num 4:20; Hab 1:13, בַּלֵּ֑עַ Lam 2:8, suffix בַּלְּעוֺ Job 2:3 Participle suffix מְבַלְּעָ֑יִךְ Isa 49:19 —

1. swallow Num 4:20 (כְּבַלַּע as a swallowing = for an instant); elsewhere

2. swallow up, engulf, usually with accusative,
a. figurative of destruction, ruin, Isa 3:12 (object דֶּרֶךְ); (Ba from a √ II. בלע confound, compare Di; see also Isa 9:15; Isa 19:3; Isa 28:7; Ps 55:10; Ps 107:27); subject ׳י Lam 2:2; Lam 2:5 (twice in verse); Lam 2:8; Job 2:3; Job 10:8; Ps 21:10 (|| אכל), Isa 19:3 (object עֵצָה), i.e. confuse, confound; so Ps 55:10 בַּלַּע אֲדֹנָי פַּלַּג לְשׁוֺנָם confuse, Lord, divide their speech (compare בלל Gen 11:7; Gen 11:9 & see De Che); subject wicked men, enemies Ps 35:25; Isa 49:19 compare Lam 2:16 (absolute) Hab 1:13 object reflexive in sense Eccl 10:12 = annihilate Isa 25:7; Isa 25:8
b. literally = destroy 2Sam 20:19; 2Sam 20:20 (|| הִשְׁחִית); indefinite subject Job 8:18 ממקמו ׳יב;
c. figurative for greedily (seize, adopt) practise Prov 19:28, for extravagance, squandering Prov 21:20. Pu`al Imperfect יְבֻלַּע 2Sam 17:16, יְבֻלָּ֑ע Job 37:20 Participle מְבֻלָּעִים Isa 9:15 — be swallowed up, i.e. destroyed Job 37:20 compare פֶּןיְֿבֻלַּע לַמֶּלֶךְ 2Sam 17:16 (impersonal); ruined Isa 9:15 (yet compare below Pi`el) Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּתְבַּלָּ֑ע Ps 107:27 (subject חכמה) their wisdom is all gone, 'they are at their wit's end' (compare below Pi`el)

up, destroy, down, swallowed, devoured, …

bālaʿ

to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy

to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up

(Qal)

to swallow down

to swallow

אָֽוֶן

Root word iniquity, vanity, wicked, mischief, affliction, …

Dictionary form: אָוֶן · aw-WEN

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: iniquity

of iniquity ×21 iniquity ×16 vanity ×5 wicked ×4 affliction ×3 mischief ×2 wickedness ×2 a wicked ×1

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evil — Broad, default choice; fits most moral contexts.

wickedness — Stronger moral weight; good for prophetic condemnation.

wrongdoing — Neutral, modern; suits legal or ethical contexts.

trouble — Captures the harm or affliction sense of the word.

idolatry — Specialized; use when context is clearly cultic or idolatrous.

emptiness — Reflects the vanity/futility nuance; suits wisdom literature.

BDB223 H205 H206 H204

אָ֫וֶן₈₅ noun masculine^{Job 5:6} trouble, sorrow, wickedness — absolute Num 23:21 +; suffix אוֺנִי Gen 35:18 etc.; plural אוֺנִים Hos 9:4 —

1. trouble, sorrow בֶּןאֿוֺנִי son of my trouble or sorrow Gen 35:18 (E); לֹא הִבִּיט אָוֶן בְּיַעֲקֹב Num 23:21 (song of Balaam), he doth not behold trouble in Jacob (|| he doth not see misery — עָמָל — in Isr); often || עָמָל Ps 7:15 (הִנֵּה יְחַבֶּלאָֿוֶן lo he travaileth with trouble || וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָׁ֑קֶר, yea he hath conceived misery & brought forth a lie), probably thence Job 15:35 (הָרהֹ עָמָל וְיָלֹד אָוֶן) = Isa 59:4 compare עָמָל וָאָוֶן Ps 10:7; Ps 55:11; Ps 90:10; Job 4:8; Job 5:6; Isa 10:1 (see עָמָל); also זוֺרֵעַ עַוְלָה יִקְצָראָֿוֶן Prov 22:8 the sower of iniquity shall reap trouble; in this sense elsewhere only Deut 26:14; Prov 12:21; Jer 4:15; Hab 3:7; Amos 5:5, plural intensive לֶחֶם אוֺנִים bread of trouble, sorrow, or mourning Hos 9:4.

2. idolatry Hos 12:12; Isa 41:29 אָוֶן וּתְרָפִים הַפְצַ֑ר stubbornness is idolatry & (the use of) teraphim 1Sam 15:23 (poetry source); אָוֶן בֵּית Hos 4:15 (for בֵּית אֵלbecause Bethel, house of God, is given over to idolatry) so also Hos 5:8; Hos 10:5 compare ׳בָּמוֺת א Hos 10:8 ׳בִּקְעַת א Amos 1:5 (Baalbek); ׳בַּחוּרֵי א read אוֺן, אֹן = On, Heliopolis Ezek 30:17 — abstract for concrete = idols Isa 66:3.

3. trouble of iniquity, wickedness, מְתֵי אָוֶן Job 22:15 ׳אַנְשֵׁי א Job 34:36 = men of trouble, troublers, wicked men; compare ׳אִישׁ א Prov 6:12; פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן workers of trouble, evil-doers, workers of iniquity Job 31:3; Job 34:8; Job 34:22; Ps 5:6 + (16 t. chiefly late Psalms) Prov 10:29; Prov 21:15; Isa 31:2; Hos 6:8 מַחְשְׁבוֺת אָוֶן thoughts of trouble, wicked imaginations Prov 6:18; Isa 59:7; Jer 4:14 often of words & thoughts Job 11:11 + (5 t.) Ps 36:5 + (9 t.) Prov 17:4; Prov 19:28; Prov 30:20; Isa 29:20; Isa 32:6; Isa 58:9; Isa 59:6; Ezek 11:2; Mic 2:1; Hab 1:3; Zech 10:2 לֹא אוּכַל אָוֶן וַעֲצָרָה Isa 1:13 I cannot bear iniquity with the solemn meeting (RV & most modern; AV it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting).

BDB572 H205

אֹן sorrow, see אָוֶן.

iniquity, vanity, wicked, mischief, affliction, …

ʾāwen

strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol

trouble, wickedness, sorrow

trouble, sorrow

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Strong's Definition H5707

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Strong's Definition H1100

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Strong's Definition H3887

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Strong's Definition H4941

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Strong's Definition H6310

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Strong's Definition H7563

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Strong's Definition H1104

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Strong's Definition H205

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