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עַוָּל H5767
H5767 is the Hebrew word עַוָּל, transliterated ʻavvâl and said av-vawl'. The King James Version most often renders it wicked.
What it means
evil (morally).
Where it comes from
intensive from H5765 (עֲוַל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: unjust, unrighteous, wicked.
Verses using עַוָּל
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Job 18:21 · KJV
Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
Job 29:17 · KJV
And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
Job 31:3 · KJV
Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
Zephaniah 3:5 · KJV
The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5767 mean?
H5767 is the Hebrew word עַוָּל (ʻavvâl), meaning evil (morally).
How is H5767 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it wicked (3 times), unjust (1 time).
How many times does H5767 appear in the Bible?
עַוָּל (ʻavvâl) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5767 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: intensive from H5765 (עֲוַל).
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