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עָוַת H5791
H5791 is the Hebrew word עָוַת, transliterated ʻâvath and said aw-vath'. The King James Version most often renders it pervert.
What it means
to wrest.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.
Verses using עָוַת
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Job 8:3 · KJV
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Job 19:6 · KJV
Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
Job 34:12 · KJV
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Psalm 119:78 · KJV
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
Ecclesiastes 1:15 · KJV
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Ecclesiastes 12:3 · KJV
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
Lamentations 3:36 · KJV
To subvert a man in his cause, the LORD approveth not.
Amos 8:5 · KJV
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Common questions
What does Strong's H5791 mean?
H5791 is the Hebrew word עָוַת (ʻâvath), meaning to wrest.
How is H5791 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it pervert (3 times), overthrown (1 time), dealt perversely (1 time), crooked (1 time), bow (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5791 appear in the Bible?
עָוַת (ʻâvath) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5791 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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